Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin was 97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 97 for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33 | — |
| 1981 | 49 | +48.5% |
| 1982 | 56 | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 72 | +28.6% |
| 1984 | 88 | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 90 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 85 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 91 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52 | -46.9% |
| 2020 | 95 | +82.7% |
| 2021 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 98 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 97 | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 97 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 99% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 97 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99, 98% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +82.7% | 52 | 95 |
| 2019 | -46.9% | 98 | 52 |
| 1981 | +48.5% | 33 | 49 |
| 1983 | +28.6% | 56 | 72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7 | 33 | 96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.3 | 85 | 94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8 | 94 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6 | 52 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.17 | 94 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Saudi Arabia was 97 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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