Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Solomon Islands, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 83.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Solomon Islands peaked at 99.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1982.
That places Solomon Islands 127th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65.0% | — |
| 1981 | 43.0% | -33.8% |
| 1982 | 36.0% | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 61.0% | +56.4% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 66.0% | +40.4% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 83.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 83.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 88% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Solomon Islands 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 | +56.4% | 39.0% | 61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.8% | 36.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 66.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 87.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 77.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 82.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Solomon Islands?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Solomon Islands was 83.0% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1982.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Solomon Islands ranks 127th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.