Immunization, BCG in Namibia
Namibia: Immunization, BCG was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, bcg in Namibia is 94.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Namibia peaked at 99.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1997.
That places Namibia 77th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.1% | 65.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 69.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 117,312 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 32,356 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Namibia?
- Immunization, bcg in Namibia was 94.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for immunization, bcg?
- Namibia ranks 77th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.