Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Somalia
Somalia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Somalia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Somalia is 74.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Somalia peaked at 75.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1981.
Somalia ranks 145th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 3.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 31.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 29.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 37.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 59.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 143 Ecuador 76.0% compare
- 144 Guinea 75.0% compare
- 145 South Africa 74.0% compare
- 147 Honduras 73.0% compare
- 148 South Sudan 72.0% compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Somalia?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Somalia was 74.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Somalia ranks 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.