Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Zambia
Zambia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Zambia, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 90.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Zambia peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 1983.
Zambia ranks 99th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 72.0% | — |
| 1982 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 92.0% | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 90.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 90.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +29.6% | 71.0% | 92.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.3% | 68.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 85.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Zambia?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Zambia was 90.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 1983.
- How does Zambia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Zambia ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.