Figure 1 shows the reported number and rate of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) with BCG vaccine in children aged less than 7 years in Australia by year of vaccination from 2009 to 2014. The number of BCG vaccine-related AEFI reports ranged from 12 to 23 per year. The AEFI reporting rate per 100,000 doses increased nationally from 87 per 100,000 doses in 2009 to 201 per 100,000 doses in 2014. The highest reported national BCG AEFI rate (208 per 100,000 doses) was observed in 2013.