Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 99.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Eritrea peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 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 32 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.0% | — |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +300.0% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +58.8% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +87.8% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 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% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 5.0% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Eritrea?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Eritrea was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Eritrea ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.