Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guinea
Guinea: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guinea, 1981–2024
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 Guinea stood at 75.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guinea peaked at 93.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1981.
Guinea ranks 144th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.0% | — |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +75.0% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +42.9% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | +27.8% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 31.0% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | +61.3% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 75.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 75.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +75.0% | 4.0% | 7.0% |
| 1990 | +61.3% | 31.0% | 50.0% |
| 1983 | +42.9% | 7.0% | 10.0% |
| 1984 | +40.0% | 10.0% | 14.0% |
| 1985 | +28.6% | 14.0% | 18.0% |
| 1986 | +27.8% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 4.0% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.9% | 50.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 79.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 72.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 74.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guinea?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guinea was 75.0% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1981.
- How does Guinea rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Guinea ranks 144th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.