Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mongolia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mongolia is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mongolia peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1980.
Mongolia 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.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 51.0% | — |
| 1981 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | +30.0% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 81.0% | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +30.0% | 60.0% | 78.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 51.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 81.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mongolia?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1980.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Mongolia ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.