Immunization, BCG in Benin
Benin: Immunization, BCG was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Benin, 1985–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, bcg in Benin stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Benin peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1985.
Benin ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.8% | 27.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 78.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Population, male 7.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 41.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 3.10 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 186,626 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Benin?
- Immunization, bcg in Benin was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for immunization, bcg?
- Benin ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.