Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 79.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Paraguay peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1980.
Paraguay ranks 135th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.0% | — |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +35.5% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 55.0% | +17.0% |
| 1984 | 80.0% | +45.5% |
| 1985 | 68.0% | -15.0% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +29.4% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 79.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 79.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 86% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +45.5% | 55.0% | 80.0% |
| 1981 | +35.5% | 31.0% | 42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.2% | 31.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 75.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 83.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 78.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Paraguay?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Paraguay was 79.0% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Paraguay ranks 135th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.