Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Tonga
Tonga: 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 1980
All-time low
78.0%
in 1984
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Tonga, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 99.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1984.
That places Tonga 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 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 99.0% | — |
| 1981 | 86.0% | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 98.0% | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 83.0% | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +26.9% |
| 1986 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.6% | 78.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Tonga?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Tonga 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1984.
- How does Tonga rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.