Newborns protected against tetanus in Gambia
Gambia: Newborns protected against tetanus was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Gambia, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 96.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Gambia peaked at 96.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1981.
That places Gambia 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 76.0% | — |
| 1982 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.2% | 76.0% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 83.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 89.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 82.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1966 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9166 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Gambia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Gambia was 96.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1981.
- How does Gambia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Gambia ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.