Newborns protected against tetanus in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Newborns protected against tetanus was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 84.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 84.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1981.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 12th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.6% | — |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +29.8% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +28.4% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | +61.7% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +56.6% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | +38.0% |
| 1987 | 28.1% | +35.7% |
| 1988 | 41.1% | +46.5% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | +29.6% |
| 1991 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 62.5% | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 59.8% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 64.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 73.8% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +61.7% | 5.9% | 9.6% |
| 1985 | +56.6% | 9.6% | 15.0% |
| 1988 | +46.5% | 28.1% | 41.1% |
| 1986 | +38.0% | 15.0% | 20.7% |
| 1987 | +35.7% | 20.7% | 28.1% |
| 1982 | +29.8% | 3.6% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2% | 3.6% | 44.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 56.8% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 70.3% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 79.9% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.6% | 84.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 84.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1981.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 12th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.