Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Serbia

Serbia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 166 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2006
All-time low
82.0%
in 1999
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Serbia, 1992–2024

0204060801001992200820241992: 97 %1993: 97 %1994: 97 %1995: 97 %1996: 97 %1997: 96 %1998: 89 %1999: 82 %2000: 85 %2001: 88 %2002: 91 %2003: 94 %2004: 97 %2005: 98 %2006: 99 %2007: 98 %2008: 99 %2009: 98 %2010: 99 %2011: 99 %2012: 98 %2013: 97 %2014: 98 %2015: 98 %2016: 98 %2017: 97 %2018: 98 %2019: 98 %2020: 98 %2021: 98 %2022: 96 %2023: 98 %2024: 98 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Serbia stood at 98.0%.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Serbia peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 1999.

Serbia ranks 38th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.0% 82.0% 97.0% 8
2000s 94.7% 85.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 98.0% 97.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 97.6% 96.0% 98.0% 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 38 Algeria 98.0% compare
  2. 38 Armenia 98.0% compare
  3. 38 Belarus 98.0% compare
  4. 38 Botswana 98.0% compare
  5. 38 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
  6. 38 Cook Islands 98.0% compare
  7. 38 Czechia 98.0% compare
  8. 38 Egypt 98.0% compare
  9. 38 Finland 98.0% compare
  10. 38 Mauritius 98.0% compare
  11. 38 Morocco 98.0% compare
  12. 38 Sri Lanka 98.0% compare
  13. 38 Tunisia 98.0% compare
  14. 38 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Serbia?
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Serbia was 98.0% 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 1999.
How does Serbia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
Serbia ranks 38th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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

Indicator
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 6,610 data points, 1980–2024
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