Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Liberia
Liberia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Liberia, 1999–2024
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 Liberia stood at 82.0%.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Liberia peaked at 92.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2004.
Liberia ranks 129th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.0% | — |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 82.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 82.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 60.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 73.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 67.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Liberia?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Liberia was 82.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Liberia ranks 129th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.