Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1981.
Maldives ranks 4th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.0% | — |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 28.0% | +600.0% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | -40.0% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | +108.3% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +67.9% |
| 1988 | 53.0% | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 69.0% | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 4.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 86.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1981.
- How does Maldives rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.