Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Brazil
Brazil: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 95.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Brazil peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 74th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.0% | — |
| 1981 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | -16.0% |
| 1986 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 74.0% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +20.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 95.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +27.5% | 69.0% | 88.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.7% | 56.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 79.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 85.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 69.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Brazil?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Brazil was 95.0% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Brazil ranks 74th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.