Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Georgia
Georgia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Georgia, 1992–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Georgia stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Georgia peaked at 98.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1993.
Georgia ranks 62nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67.0% | — |
| 1993 | 30.0% | -55.2% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +133.3% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 96.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +133.3% | 30.0% | 70.0% |
| 1993 | -55.2% | 67.0% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 30.0% | 95.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Georgia?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Georgia was 96.0% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1993.
- How does Georgia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Georgia ranks 62nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.