Kenya vs Laos: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Kenya
87.0%
in 2024
Laos
88.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
113th
Laos rank
110th
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis over time
- Kenya
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 88.0% against 87.0% in Kenya, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 113th and Laos ranks 110th of 166 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.0% | 16.0% | 68.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 50.5% | 44.4% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 63.6% | 28.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 82.4% | 11.7% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 80.8% | 11.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis, Kenya or Laos?
- Laos, at 88.0% against 87.0% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis between Kenya and Laos?
- 1.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Kenya ranks 113th and Laos ranks 110th 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.