Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Dominica
Dominica: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Dominica, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 95.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Dominica peaked at 99.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1982.
Dominica ranks 74th of 166 countries on this measure, 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65.0% | — |
| 1981 | 57.0% | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 99.0% | +106.2% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 98.0% | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 95.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica'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 Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +106.2% | 48.0% | 99.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.5% | 48.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 89.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 58.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0277 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Dominica?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Dominica 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1982.
- How does Dominica rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Dominica ranks 74th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.