Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds was 73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Afghanistan, 1982–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Afghanistan is 73, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Afghanistan peaked at 82 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1982.
That places Afghanistan 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 10 | — |
| 1983 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 17 | +54.5% |
| 1986 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 27 | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 40 | +48.1% |
| 1989 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 30 | -21.1% |
| 1991 | 21 | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 31 | +106.7% |
| 1996 | 47 | +51.6% |
| 1997 | 43 | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 35 | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 30 | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 43 | +43.3% |
| 2002 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 51 | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 57 | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 60 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 68 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 73 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 72 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 74 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 65 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 70 | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 73 | +1.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 73 is below the median for low income countries, which is 82, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 73 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97, 75% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +106.7% | 15 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.38 | 10 | 40 | 8 |
| 1990s | 29.6 | 15 | 47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1 | 30 | 66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5 | 68 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5 | 65 | 73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 76 compare
- 150 Somalia 74 compare
- 150 Sudan 74 compare
- 152 Ecuador 73 compare
- 154 Micronesia (country) 72 compare
- 154 South Sudan 72 compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Afghanistan?
- Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Afghanistan was 73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2018.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1982.
- How does Afghanistan rank for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds?
- Afghanistan ranks 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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