Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador, 1980–2024
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.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.0% | — |
| 1981 | 47.0% | -16.1% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | -54.2% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | +127.3% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 55.0% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 75.0% | +21.0% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in El Salvador 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 | +127.3% | 22.0% | 50.0% |
| 1984 | -54.2% | 48.0% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.