Newborns protected against tetanus in Chad
Chad: Newborns protected against tetanus was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Chad, 1987–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 73.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
The figure is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Chad peaked at 78.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1987.
Chad ranks 95th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8.0% | — |
| 1988 | 10.0% | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | +90.0% |
| 1990 | 14.0% | -26.3% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +409.1% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -33.8% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 73.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 73.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +409.1% | 11.0% | 56.0% |
| 1989 | +90.0% | 10.0% | 19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 8.0% | 19.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 11.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 37.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 43.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Chad?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Chad was 73.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1987.
- How does Chad rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Chad ranks 95th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.