Newborns protected against tetanus in Belize
Belize: Newborns protected against tetanus was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Belize, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Belize stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Belize peaked at 95.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1981.
That places Belize 32nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 75.0% | — |
| 1982 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 95.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Belize's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.2% | 75.0% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 85.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % 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 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Belize?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Belize was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Belize ranks 32nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.