Newborns protected against tetanus (%) by country
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.
Countries reporting
106
Highest
100.0%
Bahrain
Lowest
50.0%
Somalia
Median
90.0%
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
5,401
What the numbers show
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bahrain; the lowest is 50.0% in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 90.0%, and the mean is 87.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 25.5%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 23.1%).
Newborns protected against tetanus: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Djibouti | 99.0% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 99.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 4 | Eritrea | 99.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 99.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | Kuwait | 99.0% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 4 | Maldives | 99.0% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 4 | Oman | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 98.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 98.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 98.0% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 11 | Fiji | 98.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 98.0% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 11 | North Korea | 98.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 11 | Tunisia | 98.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 18 | Brunei | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 18 | Algeria | 97.0% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 18 | Iran | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 97.0% | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Sao Tome and Principe | 97.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Turkey | 97.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 26 | Cape Verde | 96.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 96.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 26 | Guyana | 96.0% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 96.0% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 96.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 96.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 32 | Belize | 95.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 32 | Bhutan | 95.0% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 32 | Cambodia | 95.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 95.0% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 32 | Rwanda | 95.0% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 94.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 93.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 38 | Botswana | 93.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 38 | India | 93.0% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 38 | Jamaica | 93.0% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 38 | Kiribati | 93.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 93.0% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 38 | Malawi | 93.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 93.0% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 93.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 93.0% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 38 | Suriname | 93.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Eswatini | 93.0% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 92.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 50 | Tanzania | 92.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 52 | Jordan | 91.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia | 90.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 90.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 90.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 53 | Guatemala | 90.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Liberia | 90.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 90.0% | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 53 | Philippines | 90.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 90.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 90.0% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 88.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 62 | Namibia | 88.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 62 | Syria | 88.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 65 | Laos | 87.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Myanmar | 86.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 67 | Burundi | 85.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Kenya | 85.0% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 67 | Pakistan | 85.0% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 85.0% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 85.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Cameroon | 83.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Comoros | 83.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 83.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 72 | Indonesia | 83.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 72 | Lesotho | 83.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Mali | 83.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Togo | 83.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 72 | East Timor | 83.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 72 | Uganda | 83.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 82.0% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 82 | Benin | 80.0% | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 80.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 82 | Congo | 80.0% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 80.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Iraq | 80.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 80.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 82 | Niger | 80.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Gabon | 79.0% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 78.0% | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 90 | Haiti | 78.0% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 92 | Mauritania | 77.0% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 93 | Guinea | 75.0% | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 93 | Sudan | 75.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 95 | Madagascar | 73.0% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 95 | Chad | 73.0% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 95 | Yemen | 73.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Nigeria | 69.0% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 98 | Venezuela | 69.0% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 63.0% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 100 | South Sudan | 63.0% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 62.0% | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 60.0% | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 60.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 60.0% | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 106 | Somalia | 50.0% | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 93.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 93.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean 93.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 93.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 93.5%
- Pacific island small states 92.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 89.7%
- Middle income 87.9%
- Lower middle income 86.7%
- Low & middle income 85.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 85.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 84.3%
About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.