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)....
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
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).