Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Sweden
Sweden: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 24.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Sweden, 1980–2021
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 24.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Sweden peaked at 27.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
That places Sweden 165th out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +60.0% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 24.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 24.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +66.7% | 6.0% | 10.0% |
| 1984 | +60.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 3.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Sweden?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Sweden was 24.0% in 2021, 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Sweden ranks 165th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.