Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Togo
Togo: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Togo, 1988–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Togo is 83.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Togo peaked at 85.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1994.
Togo ranks 72nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 68.0% | — |
| 1989 | 44.0% | -35.3% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 30.0% | -36.2% |
| 1992 | 27.0% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 51.0% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 83.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Togo's 83.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +100.0% | 26.0% | 52.0% |
| 1991 | -36.2% | 47.0% | 30.0% |
| 1989 | -35.3% | 68.0% | 44.0% |
| 2003 | +25.0% | 60.0% | 75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.0% | 44.0% | 68.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 26.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 60.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 77.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 83.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,021 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % 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 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0698 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Togo?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Togo was 83.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1994.
- How does Togo rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Togo ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.