Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Uganda
Uganda: Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Uganda, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Uganda is 98, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Uganda peaked at 98 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18, in 1981.
Uganda ranks 33rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18 | — |
| 1982 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 1983 | 28 | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 37 | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 51 | +37.8% |
| 1987 | 61 | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 70 | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 83 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 97 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 89 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 97 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 93 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 98 | +3.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 98 is above the median for low income countries, which is 82, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +37.8% | 37 | 51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.56 | 18 | 72 | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.9 | 75 | 84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1 | 82 | 90 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6 | 86 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.33 | 91 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 33 Algeria 98 compare
- 33 Belarus 98 compare
- 33 Bhutan 98 compare
- 33 Botswana 98 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 98 compare
- 33 Czechia 98 compare
- 33 Eritrea 98 compare
- 33 Finland 98 compare
- 33 Jamaica 98 compare
- 33 Japan 98 compare
- 33 Malawi 98 compare
- 33 Malaysia 98 compare
- 33 Morocco 98 compare
- 33 Palestine 98 compare
- 33 Portugal 98 compare
- 33 Rwanda 98 compare
- 33 Serbia 98 compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 98 compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Uganda?
- Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Uganda was 98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2025.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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