Which has higher newborns protected against tetanus, Kenya or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 87.0% against 85.0% in Kenya as of 2024.

What is the difference in newborns protected against tetanus between Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

2.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (WHO), published as Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Newborns protected against tetanus

Kenya

85.0%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

87.0%

in 2024

Kenya rank

67th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

65th

Newborns protected against tetanus over time

Kenya
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 87.0% against 85.0% in Kenya, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 67th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th of 106 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	52.8%	5.2%	47.6%	Kenya
1990s	61.5%	34.6%	26.9%	Kenya
2000s	73.2%	51.1%	22.1%	Kenya
2010s	79.7%	87.0%	7.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	85.6%	91.2%	5.6%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newborns protected against tetanus, Kenya or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 87.0% against 85.0% in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in newborns protected against tetanus between Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 2.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for newborns protected against tetanus?: Kenya ranks 67th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (WHO), published as Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Newborns protected against tetanus (%)
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 133 places, 5,401 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.