Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Jordan, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 91.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Jordan peaked at 92.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1981.
That places Jordan 52nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.0% | — |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +250.0% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +42.9% |
| 1984 | 13.0% | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | +300.0% |
| 1986 | 40.0% | -23.1% |
| 1987 | 52.0% | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 41.0% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 91.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 91.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 98% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +300.0% | 13.0% | 52.0% |
| 1982 | +250.0% | 2.0% | 7.0% |
| 1983 | +42.9% | 7.0% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 2.0% | 64.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 41.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 41.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % 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 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Jordan?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Jordan was 91.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1981.
- How does Jordan rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Jordan ranks 52nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.