Newborns protected against tetanus in Congo
Congo: Newborns protected against tetanus was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Congo, 1986–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Congo stood at 80.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Congo peaked at 87.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1989.
Congo 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 60.0% | — |
| 1987 | 44.0% | -26.7% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +39.5% |
| 1991 | 76.0% | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 80.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo'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 Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +39.5% | 43.0% | 60.0% |
| 1987 | -26.7% | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 1991 | +26.7% | 60.0% | 76.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.5% | 43.0% | 60.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 60.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 67.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Congo?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Congo was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1989.
- How does Congo rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Congo ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.