Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 76.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
76.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1982
All-time low
75.0%
in 2021
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 76.0%.
That represents a change of down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ecuador peaked at 99.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.0% | — |
| 1981 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 99.0% | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 85.0% | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 99.0% | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +20.7% |
| 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 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 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 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 76.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 76.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 83% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.2% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.2% | 82.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 84.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 75.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 140 Democratic Republic of Congo 77.0% compare
- 140 Djibouti 77.0% compare
- 140 Equatorial Guinea 77.0% compare
- 144 Guinea 75.0% compare
- 145 Somalia 74.0% compare
- 145 South Africa 74.0% compare
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ecuador?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ecuador was 76.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Ecuador ranks 143rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.