Newborns protected against tetanus in Sudan
Sudan: Newborns protected against tetanus was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Sudan, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 75.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Sudan peaked at 81.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1981.
Sudan ranks 93rd 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.0% | — |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +75.0% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 72.0% | +140.0% |
| 1991 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 75.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 75.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +140.0% | 30.0% | 72.0% |
| 1983 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 1987 | +100.0% | 7.0% | 14.0% |
| 1986 | +75.0% | 4.0% | 7.0% |
| 1984 | +50.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
| 1989 | +50.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 1.0% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 62.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 61.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 74.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 75.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 78.0% compare
- 90 Haiti 78.0% compare
- 92 Mauritania 77.0% compare
- 93 Guinea 75.0% compare
- 95 Chad 73.0% compare
- 95 Madagascar 73.0% compare
- 95 Yemen 73.0% compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % 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 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Sudan?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Sudan was 75.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1981.
- How does Sudan rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Sudan ranks 93rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.