Newborns protected against tetanus in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Newborns protected against tetanus was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Least developed countries, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Least developed countries is 80.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Least developed countries peaked at 85.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1981.
Least developed countries ranks 17th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.5% | 6.9% | 37.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 49.2% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 64.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 78.6% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 80.9% | 84.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 3.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 466.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 39.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 236.66 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 66.6% (2025)
- Population, female 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 46.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 229.78 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Least developed countries?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Least developed countries was 80.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1981.
- How does Least developed countries rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Least developed countries ranks 17th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.