Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Maldives
Maldives: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Maldives peaked at 99.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.5% | 7.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.8% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Maldives?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Maldives 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.