BCG immunisation as a percentage of one-year-old children rose 0% to 99.0% in Namibia in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, BCG immunisation as a percentage of one-year-old children in Namibia reached an all time high of 99.0% in 2020 and an all time low of 65.0% in 1997. When compared to Namibia's main peers, BCG immunisation as a percentage of one-year-old children in Angola amounted to 56.0%, 98.0% in Botswana, 86.0% in South Africa and 88.0% in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Namibia has been ranked 20th within the group of 139 countries we follow in terms of BCG immunisation as a percentage of one-year-old children, 93 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 |
Angola | % | 64.0% | 40.0% | 69.0% | 72.0% | 69.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | % | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 79.0% | 83.0% | 85.0% | 86.0% | 84.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | 95.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | % | 94.0% | 89.0% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 98.0% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 83.0% | 79.0% | 75.0% | 70.0% | 84.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 98.0% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 97.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 91.0% | 95.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | 90.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% |