Newborns protected against tetanus in Thailand
Thailand: Newborns protected against tetanus was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Thailand, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 96.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Thailand peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1980.
Thailand ranks 26th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.0% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 39.0% | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 38.0% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +55.0% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.7% | 25.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 71.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 85.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1602 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.0291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Thailand?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Thailand was 96.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Thailand ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.