Newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia
Namibia: Newborns protected against tetanus was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia is 88.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia peaked at 90.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 62nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.0% | — |
| 1992 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +32.6% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | -34.4% |
| 1996 | 76.0% | +90.0% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 88.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 88.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +90.0% | 40.0% | 76.0% |
| 1995 | -34.4% | 61.0% | 40.0% |
| 1994 | +32.6% | 46.0% | 61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 36.0% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 74.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia was 88.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Namibia ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.