Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 77.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 99.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1985.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 28.0% | — |
| 1986 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 40.0% | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | +91.8% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | -26.3% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -12.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 77.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 77.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +91.8% | 49.0% | 94.0% |
| 1987 | +33.3% | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| 1999 | -26.3% | 99.0% | 73.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.2% | 28.0% | 49.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 73.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 71.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 71.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 77.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Equatorial Guinea was 77.0% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1985.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.