Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Brazil
Brazil: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Brazil, 1987–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Brazil stood at 94.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Brazil peaked at 96.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1987.
Brazil ranks 37th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 56.0% | — |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 94.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 94.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +37.3% | 67.0% | 92.0% |
| 2002 | -29.3% | 92.0% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 56.0% | 62.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 63.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 65.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 38 Eswatini 93.0% compare
- 38 India 93.0% compare
- 38 Jamaica 93.0% compare
- 38 Kiribati 93.0% compare
- 38 Malawi 93.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
- 38 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Brazil?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Brazil was 94.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1987.
- How does Brazil rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.