Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Guinea, 1986–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 75.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Guinea peaked at 96.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1986.
That places Guinea 93rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5.0% | — |
| 1987 | 11.0% | +120.0% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | +54.5% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | +41.2% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 36.0% | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 75.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 75.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +120.0% | 5.0% | 11.0% |
| 1988 | +54.5% | 11.0% | 17.0% |
| 1989 | +41.2% | 17.0% | 24.0% |
| 1991 | +33.3% | 27.0% | 36.0% |
| 1995 | +30.8% | 52.0% | 68.0% |
| 1992 | +30.6% | 36.0% | 47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 5.0% | 24.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 27.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 79.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 80.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 75.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 78.0% compare
- 90 Haiti 78.0% compare
- 92 Mauritania 77.0% compare
- 93 Sudan 75.0% compare
- 95 Chad 73.0% compare
- 95 Madagascar 73.0% compare
- 95 Yemen 73.0% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Guinea?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Guinea was 75.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1986.
- How does Guinea rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Guinea ranks 93rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.