Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Vanuatu, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Vanuatu stood at 85.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Vanuatu peaked at 99.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1981.
Vanuatu ranks 119th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.0% | — |
| 1982 | 61.0% | +90.6% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 75.0% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 73.0% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 85.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 85.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 90% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +90.6% | 32.0% | 61.0% |
| 1985 | +29.7% | 64.0% | 83.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.2% | 32.0% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 67.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 79.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 76.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Vanuatu?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Vanuatu was 85.0% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Vanuatu ranks 119th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.