Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Ghana
Ghana: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 90.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana peaked at 90.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 53rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +266.7% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 21.0% | +90.9% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +61.9% |
| 1986 | 48.0% | +41.2% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 90.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 90.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +266.7% | 3.0% | 11.0% |
| 1984 | +90.9% | 11.0% | 21.0% |
| 1985 | +61.9% | 21.0% | 34.0% |
| 1990 | +50.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% |
| 1986 | +41.2% | 34.0% | 48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.7% | 3.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 60.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 69.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 86.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Ghana ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.