Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in India
India: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in India, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in India is 91.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in India peaked at 92.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1981.
India ranks 96th of 166 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.0% | — |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +155.6% |
| 1988 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +135.7% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 91.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 91.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 99.0%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in India 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 | +155.6% | 9.0% | 23.0% |
| 1990 | +135.7% | 28.0% | 66.0% |
| 1983 | +50.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 4.0% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 62.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 74.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 87.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 84.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in India?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in India was 91.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1981.
- How does India rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- India ranks 96th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.