Newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia
Malaysia: Newborns protected against tetanus was 96.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia, 1980β2024
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 107 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.
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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5231 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 336,457 (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 107 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.