Immunization, BCG in World
World: Immunization, BCG was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in World, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, bcg in World stood at 88.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in World peaked at 90.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1980.
World ranks 19th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in World, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.5% | — |
| 1981 | 22.4% | +35.8% |
| 1982 | 24.2% | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 34.1% | +40.7% |
| 1984 | 42.0% | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 46.5% | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 50.6% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 59.8% | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 66.0% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 70.1% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.2% | 16.5% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 78.4% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 80.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 87.7% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.4% | 88.4% | 5 |
More health data for World
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4394 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2441 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in World?
- Immunization, bcg in World was 88.1% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1980.
- How does World rank for immunization, bcg?
- World ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.