Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bolivia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bolivia is 68.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bolivia peaked at 99.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1984.
That places Bolivia 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.0% | — |
| 1981 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 27.0% | -12.9% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +120.8% |
| 1987 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 68.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 68.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 74% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bolivia 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 | +120.8% | 24.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.3% | 23.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 65.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 86.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 68.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bolivia?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Bolivia was 68.0% 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1984.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Bolivia ranks 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.