Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal, 1985–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal stood at 93.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal peaked at 96.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1985.
Senegal ranks 38th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7.0% | — |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +64.3% |
| 1988 | 31.0% | +34.8% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 54.0% | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 93.0% 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 Senegal 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 | +100.0% | 7.0% | 14.0% |
| 1987 | +64.3% | 14.0% | 23.0% |
| 1988 | +34.8% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 7.0% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 41.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 62.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 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 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1985.
- How does Senegal rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.