Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Eswatini, 1989–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 93.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Eswatini peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1989.
That places Eswatini 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 63.0% | — |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 63.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 86.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 37 Brazil 94.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 38 India 93.0% compare
- 38 Jamaica 93.0% compare
- 38 Kiribati 93.0% compare
- 38 Malawi 93.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
- 38 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Eswatini?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Eswatini was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1989.
- How does Eswatini rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Eswatini ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.