Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Sudan
Sudan: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Sudan, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, bcg in Sudan is 49.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Sudan peaked at 97.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1980.
Sudan ranks 162nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +60.0% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 22.0% | +83.3% |
| 1987 | 43.0% | +95.5% |
| 1988 | 54.0% | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | +38.9% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -39.5% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 49.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 49.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +95.5% | 22.0% | 43.0% |
| 1986 | +83.3% | 12.0% | 22.0% |
| 1983 | +66.7% | 3.0% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 2.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 60.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 56.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 49.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Sudan?
- Immunization, bcg in Sudan was 49.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1980.
- How does Sudan rank for immunization, bcg?
- Sudan ranks 162nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.