Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Algeria
Algeria: Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 18 countries
All-time high
99
in 1990
All-time low
86
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Algeria, 1985–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Algeria stood at 98.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Algeria peaked at 99 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 86, in 1985.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 86 | — |
| 1986 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 93 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 98 | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.8 | 86 | 96 | 5 |
| 1990s | 95.5 | 93 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.2 | 97 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.33 | 98 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 7 Morocco 98 compare
- 7 Palestine, State of 98 compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 97 compare
- 10 Libya 97 compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Algeria?
- Percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Algeria was 98 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 in 1985.
- How does Algeria rank for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin?
- Algeria ranks 7th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin (vaccine against tuberculosis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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