Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Iraq
Iraq: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 80.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq peaked at 88.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1980.
That places Iraq 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.0% | — |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +300.0% |
| 1985 | 31.0% | +93.8% |
| 1986 | 47.0% | +51.6% |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 53.0% | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +52.2% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 80.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 80.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 86% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Iraq 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 | +300.0% | 4.0% | 16.0% |
| 1985 | +93.8% | 16.0% | 31.0% |
| 1990 | +52.2% | 46.0% | 70.0% |
| 1986 | +51.6% | 31.0% | 47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.9% | 4.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 62.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 69.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 72.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Iraq ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.