Immunization, BCG in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Immunization, BCG was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 98.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1981.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 61.0% | — |
| 1981 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 65.0% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.2% | 58.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.4% | 84.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 37 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 37 Armenia 98.0% compare
- 37 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 37 Botswana 98.0% compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
- 37 Czechia 98.0% compare
- 37 Egypt 98.0% compare
- 37 Finland 98.0% compare
- 37 Mauritius 98.0% compare
- 37 Morocco 98.0% compare
- 37 Serbia 98.0% compare
- 37 Tunisia 98.0% compare
- 37 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 0.7895 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Sri Lanka?
- Immunization, bcg in Sri Lanka was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for immunization, bcg?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.