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
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.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 97.0% | — |
| 1993 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 98.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 38 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 38 Armenia 98.0% compare
- 38 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 98.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
- 38 Cook Islands 98.0% compare
- 38 Czechia 98.0% compare
- 38 Egypt 98.0% compare
- 38 Finland 98.0% compare
- 38 Mauritius 98.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 98.0% compare
- 38 Sri Lanka 98.0% compare
- 38 Tunisia 98.0% compare
- 38 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
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
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.