Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bangladesh, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bangladesh stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bangladesh peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.0% | — |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +275.0% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +73.3% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | +115.4% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +53.6% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 99.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +275.0% | 4.0% | 15.0% |
| 1989 | +115.4% | 26.0% | 56.0% |
| 1983 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 1986 | +100.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| 1988 | +73.3% | 15.0% | 26.0% |
| 1990 | +53.6% | 56.0% | 86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 1.0% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bangladesh?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bangladesh was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.