Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 80.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 80.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia peaked at 93.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1981.
That places Ethiopia 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.0% | — |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +40.0% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | +44.4% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | +107.7% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | -29.2% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | +36.0% |
| 1996 | 39.0% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 80.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia'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 Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +107.7% | 13.0% | 27.0% |
| 1983 | +100.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 2.0% | 27.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 17.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 54.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 68.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 80.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Ethiopia ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.