BCG immunisation as a percentage of one-year-old children fell 3.45% to 84.0% in Afghanistan in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, BCG immunisation as a percentage of one-year-old children in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 89.0% in 2018 and an all time low of 10.0% in 1982. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, BCG immunisation as a percentage of one-year-old children in Iran amounted to 99.0%, 93.0% in Pakistan, 98.0% in Tajikistan and 98.0% in Turkmenistan in 2021.
Afghanistan has been ranked 93rd within the group of 139 countries we follow in terms of BCG immunisation as a percentage of one-year-old children, 43 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Immunisation, BCG (As % of One-Year-Old Children) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Afghanistan | % | 76.0% | 78.0% | 84.0% | 89.0% | 86.0% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | ||||||||||||||||
India | % | 87.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | 94.0% | 87.0% | 92.0% | 95.0% | 98.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | % | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 87.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | % | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 96.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | % | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 93.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | % | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 98.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | % | 99.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | % | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 96.0% | 99.0% |