Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guyana
Guyana: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guyana, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 99.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guyana peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1984.
That places Guyana 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68.0% | — |
| 1981 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | -35.5% |
| 1985 | 98.0% | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 76.0% | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 69.0% | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +100.0% | 49.0% | 98.0% |
| 1984 | -35.5% | 76.0% | 49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.7% | 49.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guyana?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Guyana was 99.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1984.
- How does Guyana rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.