Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Turkey
Turkey: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Turkey, 1981–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 96.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Turkey peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1981.
Turkey ranks 60th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.0% | — |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | +38.3% |
| 1984 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 96.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +38.3% | 47.0% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.6% | 42.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.6% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 85.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Turkey?
- Immunization, bcg in Turkey was 96.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for immunization, bcg?
- Turkey ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.