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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 3,509 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3,509 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 599,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 573,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 594,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 568,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 592,351 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 566,798 (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.