Newborns protected against tetanus in Rwanda
Rwanda: Newborns protected against tetanus was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Rwanda, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Rwanda is 95.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Rwanda peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 32nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.0% | — |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +60.0% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +27.3% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +34.3% |
| 1988 | 55.0% | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +41.7% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 69.0% | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 95.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 95.0% 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 Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +100.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
| 1983 | +60.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% |
| 1990 | +41.7% | 60.0% | 85.0% |
| 1984 | +37.5% | 16.0% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 5.0% | 60.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 69.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 71.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 85.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- 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 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Rwanda?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Rwanda was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Rwanda ranks 32nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.