Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Albania
Albania: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Albania, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Albania is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Albania peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1990.
That places Albania 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.0% | — |
| 1991 | 72.0% | +140.0% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +140.0% | 30.0% | 72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 30.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Albania?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Albania was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Albania ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.