Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ethiopia, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 84.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ethiopia peaked at 84.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1981.
That places Ethiopia 124th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.0% | — |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +37.5% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 28.0% | +115.4% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | +63.0% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +45.5% |
| 1991 | 29.0% | -54.7% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +80.6% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 84.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 84.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +115.4% | 13.0% | 28.0% |
| 1994 | +80.6% | 36.0% | 65.0% |
| 1989 | +63.0% | 27.0% | 44.0% |
| 1991 | -54.7% | 64.0% | 29.0% |
| 1990 | +45.5% | 44.0% | 64.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 5.0% | 44.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 26.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 57.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 68.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 70.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ethiopia?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Ethiopia was 84.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Ethiopia ranks 124th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.