Newborns protected against tetanus in Iran
Iran: Newborns protected against tetanus was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Iran, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Iran is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Iran peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Iran ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.0% | — |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +180.0% |
| 1985 | 26.0% | +85.7% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +34.6% |
| 1987 | 40.0% | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iran's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +180.0% | 5.0% | 14.0% |
| 1981 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% |
| 1985 | +85.7% | 14.0% | 26.0% |
| 1988 | +40.0% | 40.0% | 56.0% |
| 1986 | +34.6% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 1.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 64.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 82.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 Iran?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Iran was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Iran ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.