Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Benin
Benin: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Benin, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 99.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Benin peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1985.
That places Benin 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27.0% | — |
| 1986 | 41.0% | +51.9% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +51.9% | 27.0% | 41.0% |
| 1989 | +50.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.8% | 27.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 78.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Benin?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Benin 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Benin ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.