Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 (lowest) by country

Vaccinations: Percentage of children 12-23 months who have received specific vaccines by the time of the survey (according to the vaccination card or the mother's report). Children with all vaccinations refer children who have received BCG, measles, and three doses each of DPT and polio vaccine (excluding polio 0)....

Countries reporting
42
Highest
99.0%
Rwanda
Lowest
40.2%
Nigeria
Median
92.0%
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
252

What the numbers show

Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 99.0% in Rwanda; the lowest is 40.2% in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 92.0%, and the mean is 84.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 283.3%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 18.4%).

Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Rwanda 99.0% 2020 up 0.5% flat
2 Gambia 98.4% 2020 down 1.0% flat
3 Mongolia 98.1% 2018 up 2.2% flat
3 Kazakhstan 98.1% 2015 down 1.9% flat
5 Bangladesh 97.4% 2018 up 0.3% rising
6 Egypt 97.3% 2014 down 0.1% rising
7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.2% 2008 up 24.5% rising
8 Malawi 96.9% 2016 up 2.6% rising
9 Colombia 95.6% 2010 up 8.9% rising
10 Nepal 95.5% 2019 up 4.4% rising
11 Uganda 95.1% 2016 up 1.3% rising
12 Zambia 94.7% 2018 down 0.1% rising
13 Sierra Leone 94.6% 2019 up 21.0% rising
14 Türkiye 93.7% 2013 up 36.2% rising
15 Togo 93.4% 2014 up 10.9% rising
15 India 93.4% 2021 up 45.9% rising
17 Kenya 92.8% 2014 up 32.6% flat
18 Ghana 92.5% 2018 up 3.5% rising
18 Tanzania, United Republic of 92.5% 2016 up 6.3% flat
18 Lesotho 92.5% 2018 up 1.6% flat
21 Guinea-Bissau 92.3% 2019 down 0.2% rising
22 Dominican Republic 91.7% 2014 up 2.1% rising
23 Burkina Faso 91.6% 2010 up 49.4% rising
24 Zimbabwe 91.3% 2019 up 5.1% flat
25 Viet Nam 89.6% 2014 up 7.2% rising
25 Jordan 89.6% 2018 up 1.7% volatile
27 Peru 87.0% 2012 down 4.9% flat
28 Senegal 85.9% 2019 down 4.6% flat
29 Indonesia 85.7% 2017 up 21.2% rising
30 Mauritania 85.3% 2021 up 3.3% rising
31 Philippines 82.9% 2017 down 2.6% rising
32 Cameroon 75.9% 2018 down 5.4% rising
33 Benin 72.4% 2018 down 5.1% flat
34 Haiti 71.3% 2017 up 0.7% rising
35 Mali 70.8% 2018 down 2.9% rising
36 Madagascar 63.4% 2021 down 2.5% rising
37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62.9% 2018 up 1.8% rising
38 Côte d'Ivoire 61.5% 2016 down 12.8% rising
39 Guinea 56.0% 2018 down 18.4% falling
40 Chad 52.9% 2015 up 283.3% rising
41 Ethiopia 52.6% 2019 down 9.3% rising
42 Nigeria 40.2% 2018 up 120.9% falling

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Indicator
Vaccinations (BCG) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 252 data points, 1990–2021
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Vaccinations: Percentage of children 12-23 months who have received specific vaccines by the time of the survey (according to the vaccination card or the mother's report). Children with all vaccinations refer children who have received BCG, measles, and three doses each of DPT and polio vaccine (excluding polio 0). Some MICS surveys refer children in different age groups (e.g. 18-29 months, or 15-26 months).