Newborns protected against tetanus in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Newborns protected against tetanus was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Dominican Republic, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Dominican Republic is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1980.
That places Dominican Republic 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.0% | — |
| 1981 | 27.0% | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +76.5% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | +36.7% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | -69.5% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +232.0% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +159.4% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.2% | 23.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 25.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 32.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 87.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6231 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1335 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Dominican Republic?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Dominican Republic was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1980.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Dominican Republic ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.