Newborns protected against tetanus in Fiji
Fiji: Newborns protected against tetanus was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Fiji, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 98.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Fiji peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1990.
That places Fiji 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.0% | — |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +580.0% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +88.2% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | +42.2% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 98.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.6% | 5.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 83.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More health data for Fiji
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4425 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,339 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 77 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9576 % 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 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Fiji?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Fiji was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1990.
- How does Fiji rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Fiji ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.