Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Egypt
Egypt: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 98.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Egypt peaked at 99.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 38th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | +50.9% |
| 1986 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 98.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +50.9% | 53.0% | 80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.8% | 50.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 86.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 38 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 38 Armenia 98.0% compare
- 38 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 98.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
- 38 Cook Islands 98.0% compare
- 38 Czechia 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 Egypt
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Egypt?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Egypt 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.