Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Zambia
Zambia: Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds was 92 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Zambia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 92 for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Zambia peaked at 99 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68, in 1983.
Zambia ranks 97th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72 | — |
| 1982 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 92 | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 98 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 85 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 92 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 92 | +2.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 92 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.5, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 92 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +29.6% | 71 | 92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.33 | 68 | 97 | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.4 | 92 | 98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.6 | 91 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1 | 91 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.83 | 85 | 95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Zambia?
- Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Zambia was 92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2014.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 1983.
- How does Zambia rank for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds?
- Zambia ranks 97th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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