Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Benin
Benin: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Benin, 1986–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 80.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Benin peaked at 95.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1986.
Benin ranks 82nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4.0% | — |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +125.0% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | +44.4% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +76.9% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | +108.7% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | +47.9% |
| 1992 | 55.0% | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | +34.4% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 80.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 80.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +125.0% | 4.0% | 9.0% |
| 1990 | +108.7% | 23.0% | 48.0% |
| 1989 | +76.9% | 13.0% | 23.0% |
| 1991 | +47.9% | 48.0% | 71.0% |
| 1988 | +44.4% | 9.0% | 13.0% |
| 1995 | +34.4% | 61.0% | 82.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 4.0% | 23.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 48.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 81.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 81.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Benin?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Benin was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1986.
- How does Benin rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.