Newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar
Myanmar: Newborns protected against tetanus was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 86.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar peaked at 93.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
Myanmar ranks 66th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 21.0% | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 31.0% | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 35.0% | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +32.4% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 86.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 86.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar 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% | 3.0% | 6.0% |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 6.0% | 12.0% |
| 1984 | +40.0% | 15.0% | 21.0% |
| 1989 | +32.4% | 37.0% | 49.0% |
| 1986 | +29.2% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| 1991 | +29.0% | 62.0% | 80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 3.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 62.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 79.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar was 86.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Myanmar ranks 66th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.