Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati

Kiribati: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
79th
of 166 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1989
All-time low
47.0%
in 1995
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Kiribati, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 66 %1981: 68 %1982: 91 %1983: 72 %1984: 54 %1985: 62 %1986: 65 %1987: 68 %1988: 98 %1989: 99 %1990: 93 %1991: 94 %1992: 79 %1993: 87 %1994: 60 %1995: 47 %1996: 99 %1997: 99 %1998: 97 %1999: 70 %2000: 80 %2001: 85 %2002: 88 %2003: 91 %2004: 94 %2005: 93 %2006: 91 %2007: 90 %2008: 83 %2009: 76 %2010: 87 %2011: 86 %2012: 95 %2013: 86 %2014: 72 %2015: 79 %2016: 79 %2017: 89 %2018: 90 %2019: 92 %2020: 93 %2021: 96 %2022: 95 %2023: 95 %2024: 94 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 79 Kazakhstan 94.0% compare
  2. 79 Moldova 94.0% compare
  3. 79 Namibia 94.0% compare
  4. 79 Romania 94.0% compare

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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

Indicator
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 6,610 data points, 1980–2024
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