Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Marshall Islands, 1990–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 81.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Marshall Islands peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1990.
That places Marshall Islands 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 49.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Marshall Islands?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Marshall Islands was 81.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1990.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Marshall Islands ranks 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.