Samoa vs Uruguay: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Samoa
99.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
99.0%
in 2024
Samoa rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis over time
- Samoa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.7% | 87.9% | 3.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 98.9% | 2.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 99.0% | 8.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 98.5% | 11.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 98.6% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis, Samoa or Uruguay?
- Samoa, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis between Samoa and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Uruguay rank globally for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st 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.