Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia stood at 96.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1984.
That places Malaysia 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.0% | — |
| 1981 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | +173.7% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 96.0% 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 Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +173.7% | 19.0% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.0% | 19.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 81.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 86.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 87.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia was 96.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1984.
- How does Malaysia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.