Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi, 1983–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 93.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi peaked at 93.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1983.
Malawi ranks 38th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.0% | — |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +2700.0% |
| 1985 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | +92.3% |
| 1987 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | +38.0% |
| 1989 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 93.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +2700.0% | 1.0% | 28.0% |
| 1986 | +92.3% | 26.0% | 50.0% |
| 1988 | +38.0% | 50.0% | 69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.0% | 1.0% | 77.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 79.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 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 Kiribati 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 Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.