Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Kiribati, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 93.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Kiribati peaked at 93.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2004.
That places Kiribati 38th 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 21 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 76.0% | — |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +88.1% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 93.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +88.1% | 42.0% | 79.0% |
| 2004 | -50.0% | 76.0% | 38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 38.0% | 79.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 80.0% | 90.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 37 Brazil 94.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 38 Eswatini 93.0% compare
- 38 India 93.0% compare
- 38 Jamaica 93.0% compare
- 38 Malawi 93.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
- 38 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 0.0611 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Kiribati?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Kiribati was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2004.
- How does Kiribati rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Kiribati ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.