Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Niger
Niger: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Niger, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 93.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Niger peaked at 95.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1988.
That places Niger 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 28.0% | — |
| 1982 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | +56.2% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +65.6% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | -34.6% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +60.4% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -49.4% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +102.3% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 93.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +102.3% | 43.0% | 87.0% |
| 1995 | +65.6% | 32.0% | 53.0% |
| 2012 | +60.4% | 53.0% | 85.0% |
| 1990 | +56.2% | 32.0% | 50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.3% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 32.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 50.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 43.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Niger?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Niger was 93.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1988.
- How does Niger rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Niger ranks 84th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.