Newborns protected against tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Newborns protected against tetanus was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 106 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2017
All-time low
30.0%
in 1998
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Newborns protected against tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1989–2024

204060801001989200620241989: 89 %1990: 90 %1991: 90 %1992: 91 %1993: 91 %1994: 92 %1995: 90 %1996: 82 %1997: 60 %1998: 30 %1999: 55 %2000: 81 %2001: 80 %2002: 91 %2003: 91 %2004: 92 %2005: 90 %2006: 90 %2007: 91 %2008: 91 %2009: 91 %2010: 91 %2011: 93 %2012: 93 %2013: 93 %2014: 93 %2015: 97 %2016: 97 %2017: 98 %2018: 98 %2019: 98 %2020: 98 %2021: 98 %2022: 98 %2023: 98 %2024: 98 %

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1998.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 11th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Newborns protected against tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1989 to 2024.
Year % Change
1989 89.0%
1990 90.0% +1.1%
1991 90.0% +0.0%
1992 91.0% +1.1%
1993 91.0% +0.0%
1994 92.0% +1.1%
1995 90.0% -2.2%
1996 82.0% -8.9%
1997 60.0% -26.8%
1998 30.0% -50.0%
1999 55.0% +83.3%
2000 81.0% +47.3%
2001 80.0% -1.2%
2002 91.0% +13.8%
2003 91.0% +0.0%
2004 92.0% +1.1%
2005 90.0% -2.2%
2006 90.0% +0.0%
2007 91.0% +1.1%
2008 91.0% +0.0%
2009 91.0% +0.0%
2010 91.0% +0.0%
2011 93.0% +2.2%
2012 93.0% +0.0%
2013 93.0% +0.0%
2014 93.0% +0.0%
2015 97.0% +4.3%
2016 97.0% +0.0%
2017 98.0% +1.0%
2018 98.0% +0.0%
2019 98.0% +0.0%
2020 98.0% +0.0%
2021 98.0% +0.0%
2022 98.0% +0.0%
2023 98.0% +0.0%
2024 98.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 89.0% 89.0% 89.0% 1
1990s 77.1% 30.0% 92.0% 10
2000s 88.8% 80.0% 92.0% 10
2010s 95.1% 91.0% 98.0% 10
2020s 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 5

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 11 Albania 98.0% compare
  2. 11 Bangladesh 98.0% compare
  3. 11 Colombia 98.0% compare
  4. 11 Fiji 98.0% compare
  5. 11 Mexico 98.0% compare
  6. 11 Tunisia 98.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is newborns protected against tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Newborns protected against tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1998.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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Indicator
Newborns protected against tetanus (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 5,401 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.