Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Seychelles

Seychelles: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 166 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1991
All-time low
67.0%
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Seychelles, 1981–2024

0204060801001981200220241981: 67 %1982: 83 %1983: 98 %1984: 95 %1985: 92 %1986: 94 %1987: 94 %1988: 94 %1989: 94 %1990: 98 %1991: 99 %1992: 99 %1993: 99 %1994: 99 %1995: 99 %1996: 99 %1997: 99 %1998: 99 %1999: 99 %2000: 99 %2001: 99 %2002: 99 %2003: 99 %2004: 99 %2005: 99 %2006: 99 %2007: 99 %2008: 99 %2009: 96 %2010: 99 %2011: 99 %2012: 99 %2013: 99 %2014: 98 %2015: 99 %2016: 99 %2017: 99 %2018: 97 %2019: 98 %2020: 99 %2021: 99 %2022: 99 %2023: 99 %2024: 99 %

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

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 99.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Seychelles peaked at 99.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1981.

That places Seychelles 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 90.1% 67.0% 98.0% 9
1990s 98.9% 98.0% 99.0% 10
2000s 98.7% 96.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 98.6% 97.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Seychelles?
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Seychelles was 99.0% 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1991.
What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1981.
How does Seychelles rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
Seychelles ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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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