Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Syria
Syria: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Syria, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 84.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Syria peaked at 98.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1980.
That places Syria 124th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.0% | — |
| 1981 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 45.0% | +21.6% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 98.0% | +84.9% |
| 1987 | 71.0% | -27.6% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +12.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 84.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 84.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +84.9% | 53.0% | 98.0% |
| 1987 | -27.6% | 98.0% | 71.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.9% | 35.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.6% | 91.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 66.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 74.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Syria?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Syria was 84.0% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Syria ranks 124th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.