Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 93.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal peaked at 93.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Nepal ranks 38th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.0% | — |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +300.0% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +62.5% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | +61.1% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +48.0% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 93.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 96.0%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Nepal 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 | +300.0% | 1.0% | 4.0% |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| 1983 | +62.5% | 8.0% | 13.0% |
| 1986 | +61.1% | 18.0% | 29.0% |
| 1988 | +48.0% | 25.0% | 37.0% |
| 1993 | +25.0% | 36.0% | 45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.2% | 1.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 35.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 67.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 81.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 37 Brazil 94.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 38 Eswatini 93.0% compare
- 38 India 93.0% compare
- 38 Jamaica 93.0% compare
- 38 Kiribati 93.0% compare
- 38 Malawi 93.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Nepal ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.