Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt
Egypt: Newborns protected against tetanus was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt peaked at 88.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1984.
Egypt ranks 62nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.0% | — |
| 1982 | 13.0% | +44.4% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | -36.4% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 68.0% | +871.4% |
| 1989 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 7.0% | 68.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 75.0% | 71.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 62 Namibia 88.0% compare
- 62 Syrian Arab Republic 88.0% compare
- 65 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.0% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 946 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6317 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt was 88.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1984.
- How does Egypt rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.