Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burkina Faso, 1985–2024
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 Burkina Faso stood at 98.0%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burkina Faso peaked at 99.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1985.
That places Burkina Faso 38th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 33.0% | — |
| 1986 | 52.0% | +57.6% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 72.0% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +19.3% |
| 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 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 98.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 98.0% 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 Burkina Faso 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 | +57.6% | 33.0% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 33.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 72.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 38 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 38 Armenia 98.0% compare
- 38 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 98.0% compare
- 38 Cook Islands 98.0% compare
- 38 Czechia 98.0% compare
- 38 Egypt 98.0% compare
- 38 Finland 98.0% compare
- 38 Mauritius 98.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 98.0% compare
- 38 Serbia 98.0% compare
- 38 Sri Lanka 98.0% compare
- 38 Tunisia 98.0% compare
- 38 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burkina Faso?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burkina Faso was 98.0% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1985.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Burkina Faso ranks 38th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.