Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar, 1982–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar peaked at 78.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1982.
That places Madagascar 95th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.0% | — |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +1400.0% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 26.0% | +30.0% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +34.6% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 73.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 73.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +1400.0% | 1.0% | 15.0% |
| 1986 | +34.6% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
| 1997 | +34.3% | 35.0% | 47.0% |
| 1984 | +33.3% | 15.0% | 20.0% |
| 1985 | +30.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5% | 1.0% | 44.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 33.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 58.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 73.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar was 73.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1982.
- How does Madagascar rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Madagascar ranks 95th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.