Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Arab World
Arab World: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Arab World, 1985–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 81.3% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Arab World peaked at 82.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1985.
That places Arab World 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.6% | — |
| 1986 | 14.2% | +22.4% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | +48.8% |
| 1988 | 43.1% | +103.9% |
| 1989 | 41.7% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 63.1% | +51.5% |
| 1991 | 57.4% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 58.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 72.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +103.9% | 21.1% | 43.1% |
| 1990 | +51.5% | 41.7% | 63.1% |
| 1987 | +48.8% | 14.2% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.3% | 11.6% | 43.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 57.4% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 70.3% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.0% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 81.3% | 82.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Arab World?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Arab World was 81.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1985.
- How does Arab World rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Arab World ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.