Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds was 97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 97 for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33, in 1980.
Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33 | — |
| 1981 | 49 | +48.5% |
| 1982 | 56 | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 72 | +28.6% |
| 1984 | 88 | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 90 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 85 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 91 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52 | -46.9% |
| 2020 | 95 | +82.7% |
| 2021 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 98 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 97 | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.5, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 97 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +82.7% | 52 | 95 |
| 2019 | -46.9% | 98 | 52 |
| 1981 | +48.5% | 33 | 49 |
| 1983 | +28.6% | 56 | 72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7 | 33 | 96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.3 | 85 | 94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8 | 94 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6 | 52 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.17 | 94 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 52 Brazil 97 compare
- 52 El Salvador 97 compare
- 52 Libya 97 compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97 compare
- 52 Seychelles 97 compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 97 compare
- 52 South Korea 97 compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Saudi Arabia?
- Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Saudi Arabia was 97 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2012.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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