Immunization, BCG in Peru
Peru: Immunization, BCG was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Peru, 1980–2024
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 Peru is 82.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Peru peaked at 99.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1986.
That places Peru 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.0% | 54.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 78.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 82.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 280,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 286,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 276,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 283,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 273,311 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 9.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 268,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 266,482 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 276,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,441 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Peru?
- Immunization, bcg in Peru was 82.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for immunization, bcg?
- Peru ranks 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.