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Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) (%) by country

Countries reporting
105
Highest
100.0%
Bahrain
Lowest
57.0%
Somalia
Median
91.0%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
2,667

What the numbers show

Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) (%) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bahrain; the lowest is 57.0% in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 91.0%, and the mean is 88.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 74.4%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 20.0%).

Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bahrain 100.0% 2022 up 6.4% rising
1 Bahamas 100.0% 2022 up 1.0% rising
1 Seychelles 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
4 Djibouti 99.0% 2022 up 25.3% rising
4 Dominican Republic 99.0% 2022 up 10.0% rising
4 Eritrea 99.0% 2022 up 5.3% rising
4 Guyana 99.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
4 Honduras 99.0% 2022 up 5.3% rising
4 Kuwait 99.0% 2022 up 4.2% rising
4 Sri Lanka 99.0% 2022 up 4.2% rising
4 Maldives 99.0% 2022 up 4.2% rising
4 Oman 99.0% 2022 up 8.8% rising
4 Sao Tome and Principe 99.0% 2022 unchanged flat
4 Thailand 99.0% 2022 up 8.8% rising
15 Bangladesh 98.0% 2022 up 4.3% rising
15 Fiji 98.0% 2022 up 4.3% rising
15 Mexico 98.0% 2022 up 11.4% rising
15 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 98.0% 2022 up 5.4% rising
15 Tunisia 98.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
20 Brunei Darussalam 97.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
20 Colombia 97.0% 2022 up 22.8% rising
20 Algeria 97.0% 2022 up 7.8% rising
20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 97.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
20 Mauritius 97.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
20 Peru 97.0% 2022 up 14.1% rising
20 Rwanda 97.0% 2022 up 14.1% rising
20 Türkiye 97.0% 2022 up 7.8% rising
28 Albania 96.0% 2022 up 10.3% rising
28 Brazil 96.0% 2022 up 3.2% rising
28 Cape Verde 96.0% 2022 up 4.3% rising
28 Gambia 96.0% 2022 up 4.3% flat
28 Paraguay 96.0% 2022 up 12.9% rising
28 Senegal 96.0% 2022 up 5.5% rising
28 Viet Nam 96.0% 2022 up 5.5% rising
35 Burkina Faso 95.0% 2022 up 8.0% rising
35 Belize 95.0% 2022 up 8.0% rising
35 Bhutan 95.0% 2022 up 6.7% rising
35 Malaysia 95.0% 2022 up 5.6% rising
39 El Salvador 94.0% 2022 up 4.4% rising
40 India 93.0% 2022 up 6.9% rising
40 Jamaica 93.0% 2022 up 16.2% rising
40 Cambodia 93.0% 2022 up 2.2% rising
40 Kiribati 93.0% 2022 up 9.4% rising
40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.0% 2022 up 16.2% rising
40 Morocco 93.0% 2022 up 4.5% rising
40 Solomon Islands 93.0% 2022 up 9.4% rising
40 Sierra Leone 93.0% 2022 up 6.9% rising
48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.0% 2022 up 21.1% rising
48 Jordan 92.0% 2022 up 2.2% rising
48 Nicaragua 92.0% 2022 up 13.6% rising
51 Botswana 91.0% 2022 down 1.1% rising
51 Nepal 91.0% 2022 up 11.0% rising
51 Philippines 91.0% 2022 up 19.7% rising
54 Ecuador 90.0% 2022 up 5.9% rising
54 Ghana 90.0% 2022 up 2.3% rising
54 Guatemala 90.0% 2022 up 5.9% rising
54 Liberia 90.0% 2022 down 1.1% rising
54 Malawi 90.0% 2022 up 1.1% rising
54 Namibia 90.0% 2022 up 8.4% rising
54 Eswatini 90.0% 2022 up 4.7% rising
54 Syrian Arab Republic 90.0% 2022 down 4.3% flat
54 Tanzania, United Republic of 90.0% 2022 up 2.3% rising
63 Zimbabwe 89.0% 2022 up 34.8% rising
64 Egypt 88.0% 2022 up 2.3% rising
64 Myanmar 88.0% 2022 down 5.4% flat
64 South Africa 88.0% 2022 up 14.3% rising
67 Burundi 87.0% 2022 up 2.4% rising
67 Congo 87.0% 2022 up 4.8% rising
69 Pakistan 86.0% 2022 up 14.7% rising
70 Ethiopia 85.0% 2022 up 25.0% rising
70 Kenya 85.0% 2022 up 16.4% rising
70 Timor-Leste 85.0% 2022 up 4.9% rising
73 Mozambique 84.0% 2022 up 1.2% rising
74 Benin 83.0% 2022 down 10.8% falling
74 Côte d'Ivoire 83.0% 2022 up 1.2% rising
74 Comoros 83.0% 2022 down 2.4% rising
74 Gabon 83.0% 2022 up 10.7% rising
74 Indonesia 83.0% 2022 down 2.4% flat
74 Lesotho 83.0% 2022 unchanged rising
74 Mali 83.0% 2022 down 6.7% rising
74 Niger 83.0% 2022 down 1.2% rising
74 Togo 83.0% 2022 up 2.5% rising
74 Zambia 83.0% 2022 up 2.5% flat
84 Cameroon 81.0% 2022 down 4.7% rising
84 Mauritania 81.0% 2022 up 1.2% rising
84 Sudan 81.0% 2022 up 9.5% rising
84 Uganda 81.0% 2022 down 4.7% rising
88 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 80.0% 2022 up 14.3% rising
88 Guinea 80.0% 2022 unchanged falling
88 Guinea-Bissau 80.0% 2022 unchanged rising
88 Vanuatu 80.0% 2022 up 6.7% falling
92 Haiti 78.0% 2022 up 2.6% rising
93 Madagascar 75.0% 2022 down 3.8% rising
93 Chad 75.0% 2022 up 74.4% rising
95 Iraq 73.0% 2022 down 14.1% falling
95 Yemen 73.0% 2022 up 10.6% rising
97 Nigeria 67.0% 2022 up 11.7% flat
97 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 67.0% 2022 up 34.0% rising
99 Angola 65.0% 2022 down 9.7% flat
99 Central African Republic 65.0% 2022 down 1.5% rising
99 Papua New Guinea 65.0% 2022 down 7.1% rising
99 South Sudan 65.0% 2022 up 1.6% flat
103 Afghanistan 60.0% 2022 unchanged flat
103 Equatorial Guinea 60.0% 2022 down 20.0% rising
105 Somalia 57.0% 2022 down 10.9% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
117 places, 2,667 data points, 2000–2022
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