Newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Newborns protected against tetanus was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states stood at 92.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1990.
Pacific island small states ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.1% | — |
| 1991 | 45.2% | +45.2% |
| 1992 | 66.4% | +46.8% |
| 1993 | 79.1% | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 71.7% | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 31.1% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 80.6% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 86.5% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 88.9% | 92.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.4559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1605 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states was 92.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Pacific island small states ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.