Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
1st
of 166 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1995
All-time low
22.0%
in 1984
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador, 1980–2024

204060801001980200220241980: 56 %1981: 47 %1982: 46 %1983: 48 %1984: 22 %1985: 50 %1986: 51 %1987: 55 %1988: 56 %1989: 62 %1990: 75 %1991: 67 %1992: 62 %1993: 79 %1994: 82 %1995: 99 %1996: 98 %1997: 95 %1998: 99 %1999: 99 %2000: 99 %2001: 92 %2002: 92 %2003: 91 %2004: 94 %2005: 84 %2006: 93 %2007: 99 %2008: 99 %2009: 99 %2010: 96 %2011: 95 %2012: 90 %2013: 90 %2014: 87 %2015: 99 %2016: 91 %2017: 89 %2018: 89 %2019: 93 %2020: 97 %2021: 96 %2022: 94 %2023: 95 %2024: 99 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 99.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1984.

El Salvador ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 49.3% 22.0% 62.0% 10
1990s 85.5% 62.0% 99.0% 10
2000s 94.2% 84.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 91.9% 87.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 96.2% 94.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador?
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1984.
How does El Salvador rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
El Salvador ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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

Indicator
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 6,610 data points, 1980–2024
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