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.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.0% | — |
| 1991 | 71.0% | +44.9% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | -26.0% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +38.0% |
| 1997 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -18.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 81.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 81.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 86% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
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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Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.