Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Burundi
Burundi: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Burundi, 1983–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 85.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Burundi peaked at 94.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1983.
That places Burundi 67th 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 42 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.0% | — |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +45.5% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 53.0% | +51.4% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | -20.5% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +45.7% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 85.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 85.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +66.7% | 21.0% | 35.0% |
| 1987 | +51.4% | 35.0% | 53.0% |
| 2000 | +45.7% | 35.0% | 51.0% |
| 1984 | +45.5% | 11.0% | 16.0% |
| 1985 | +31.2% | 16.0% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 11.0% | 65.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 35.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 51.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Burundi?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Burundi was 85.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1983.
- How does Burundi rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Burundi ranks 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.