Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Syria
Syria: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Syria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 88.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Syria peaked at 94.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Syria ranks 62nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +111.1% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -26.3% |
| 1989 | 25.0% | +78.6% |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +152.0% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 88.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 88.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 95% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +200.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| 1990 | +152.0% | 25.0% | 63.0% |
| 1987 | +111.1% | 9.0% | 19.0% |
| 1989 | +78.6% | 14.0% | 25.0% |
| 1983 | +66.7% | 3.0% | 5.0% |
| 1985 | +33.3% | 6.0% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 1.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 63.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Syria?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Syria was 88.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Syria ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.