Ireland vs Portugal: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Ireland
18.0%
in 2016
Portugal
32.0%
in 2015
Ireland rank
166th
Portugal rank
164th
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 32.0% against 18.0% in Ireland, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 164th of 166 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.6% | 79.9% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 88.8% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 89.1% | 34.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 87.0% | 30.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 32.0% against 18.0% in Ireland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis between Ireland and Portugal?
- 14.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2015.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Ireland ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 164th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.