Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Portugal
Portugal: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 32.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Portugal, 1981–2015
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 32.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.7% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Portugal peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 164th of 166 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 74.0% | — |
| 1982 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -67.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 32.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 33% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 32.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -67.7% | 99.0% | 32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.8% | 71.0% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 32.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Portugal?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Portugal was 32.0% in 2015, 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Portugal ranks 164th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.