Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati, 1980–2024
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 Kiribati stood at 94.0%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1995.
That places Kiribati 79th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 66.0% | — |
| 1981 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 91.0% | +33.8% |
| 1983 | 72.0% | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 54.0% | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +44.1% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | -31.0% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +110.6% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | -27.8% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 94.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 94.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +110.6% | 47.0% | 99.0% |
| 1988 | +44.1% | 68.0% | 98.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.3% | 54.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 47.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 76.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 72.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 13.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati was 94.0% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1995.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Kiribati ranks 79th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.