Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Greece
Greece: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 50.0% in 1994. ▼ Falling
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Greece, 1980–1994
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 50.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 1994. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Greece peaked at 95.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1994.
That places Greece 161st out of 166 countries with data for 1994, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 95.0% | — |
| 1981 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 76.0% | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 56.0% | -26.3% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | -23.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 50.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 52% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 50.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 52% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -26.3% | 76.0% | 56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.8% | 56.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.4% | 50.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 158 Madagascar 64.0% compare
- 159 Central African Republic 61.0% compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 52.0% compare
- 161 Yemen 50.0% compare
- 163 Sudan 49.0% compare
- 164 Portugal 32.0% compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Greece?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Greece was 50.0% in 1994, 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1994.
- How does Greece rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Greece ranks 161st out of 166 countries with data for 1994.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.