Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Tunisia
Tunisia: Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 18 countries
All-time high
99
in 2006
All-time low
87
in 1982
Years of data
44
1982–2025
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Tunisia, 1982–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Tunisia stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Tunisia peaked at 99 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 87, in 1982.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 87 | — |
| 1983 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 93 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +1.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.25 | 87 | 96 | 8 |
| 1990s | 96.1 | 93 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96 | 91 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9 | 95 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.33 | 96 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Tunisia?
- Percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin in Tunisia was 99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87 in 1982.
- How does Tunisia rank for percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin?
- Tunisia ranks 1st out of 18 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of live births who received bacille calmette-guerin rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin (vaccine against tuberculosis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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