Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 166 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1995
All-time low
79.0%
in 1986
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
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 Costa Rica stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1986.
That places Costa Rica 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 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 80.0% | — |
| 1981 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 81.0% | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.0% | 79.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 88.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 88.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Costa Rica?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.