Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 69.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria peaked at 69.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 98th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.0% | — |
| 1982 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +45.5% |
| 1987 | 22.0% | +37.5% |
| 1988 | 29.0% | +31.8% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 69.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 69.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Nigeria 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 | +45.5% | 11.0% | 16.0% |
| 1987 | +37.5% | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 1988 | +31.8% | 22.0% | 29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 10.0% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 32.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 57.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 55.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 95 Chad 73.0% compare
- 95 Madagascar 73.0% compare
- 95 Yemen 73.0% compare
- 98 Venezuela 69.0% compare
- 100 Papua New Guinea 63.0% compare
- 100 South Sudan 63.0% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria was 69.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Nigeria ranks 98th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.