Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Brunei
Brunei: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Brunei, 1983–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Brunei is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Brunei peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1983.
Brunei ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 30.0% | — |
| 1984 | 48.0% | +60.0% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 45.0% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +46.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 97.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 98% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 97.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +60.0% | 30.0% | 48.0% |
| 1992 | +50.0% | 38.0% | 57.0% |
| 2010 | +46.2% | 65.0% | 95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.1% | 30.0% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 38.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 64.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % 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 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % 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 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Brunei?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Brunei was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1983.
- How does Brunei rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Brunei ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.