Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mexico
Mexico: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 98.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 11th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.0% | — |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | +70.0% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +30.4% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 98.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +100.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
| 1982 | +70.0% | 10.0% | 17.0% |
| 1983 | +35.3% | 17.0% | 23.0% |
| 1984 | +30.4% | 23.0% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 5.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 59.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 81.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.