Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Syria
Syria: Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin was 82 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Syria, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Syria recorded 82 for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Syria peaked at 98 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 35, 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35 | — |
| 1981 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 45 | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 49 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 98 | +84.9% |
| 1987 | 71 | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 87 | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 98 | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 92 | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 90 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 82 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 66 | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 72 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 74 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 84 | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 82 | -2.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 82 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 84% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +84.9% | 53 | 98 |
| 1987 | -27.6% | 98 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.9 | 35 | 98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.6 | 91 | 95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.4 | 90 | 95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3 | 66 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.83 | 74 | 84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Syria?
- Percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Syria was 82 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 1986.
- What is the lowest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin?
- Syria ranks 15th out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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