Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Algeria
Algeria: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Algeria, 1989–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 97.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Algeria peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1989.
Algeria ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.0% | — |
| 1990 | 75.0% | +2400.0% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | -76.0% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +55.6% |
| 1993 | 40.0% | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2400.0% | 3.0% | 75.0% |
| 1991 | -76.0% | 75.0% | 18.0% |
| 1992 | +55.6% | 18.0% | 28.0% |
| 1993 | +42.9% | 28.0% | 40.0% |
| 1997 | +28.9% | 45.0% | 58.0% |
| 2010 | +26.8% | 71.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 18.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 64.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Algeria?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Algeria was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1989.
- How does Algeria rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Algeria ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.