Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Mauritius ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.0% | — |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +800.0% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +194.4% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 71.0% | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 97.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.9% | 1.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 61.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 79.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8573 % 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 0.0232 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Mauritius ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.