Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique, 1982–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique stood at 80.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique peaked at 86.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1986.
That places Mozambique 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 36.0% | — |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | -32.7% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +24.2% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 41.0% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 80.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 80.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -32.7% | 49.0% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.2% | 33.0% | 49.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 37.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 60.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0832 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1986.
- How does Mozambique rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Mozambique ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.