Immunization, BCG in Sweden
Sweden: Immunization, BCG was 24.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Sweden, 1980–2022
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2022, immunization, bcg in Sweden stood at 24.0%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Sweden peaked at 27.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
That places Sweden 164th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +60.0% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 3.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0266 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 782 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Sweden?
- Immunization, bcg in Sweden was 24.0% in 2022, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for immunization, bcg?
- Sweden ranks 164th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.