Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Bahrain, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 100.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Bahrain peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1980.
That places Bahrain 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.0% | — |
| 1981 | 36.0% | +620.0% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | -30.6% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +24.0% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -47.1% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | +115.4% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | +77.8% |
| 1991 | 44.0% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Bahrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +620.0% | 5.0% | 36.0% |
| 1988 | +115.4% | 13.0% | 28.0% |
| 1990 | +77.8% | 27.0% | 48.0% |
| 1986 | -47.1% | 34.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.1% | 5.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 44.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 84.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % 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 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % 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 0.03 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Bahrain?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Bahrain was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Bahrain ranks 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.