Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burundi
Burundi: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burundi, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 89.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burundi peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1984.
Burundi ranks 106th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59.0% | — |
| 1982 | 56.0% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 77.0% | +48.1% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 54.0% | -34.1% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +83.3% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +50.8% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 89.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 89.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +83.3% | 54.0% | 99.0% |
| 1995 | +50.8% | 61.0% | 92.0% |
| 1986 | +48.1% | 52.0% | 77.0% |
| 1988 | -34.1% | 82.0% | 54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.1% | 46.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 61.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 85.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 83.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burundi?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Burundi was 89.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1984.
- How does Burundi rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Burundi ranks 106th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.