Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Tunisia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 98.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Tunisia peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 11th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.0% | — |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +66.7% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +60.0% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +75.0% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +92.9% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +37.0% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 54.0% | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 98.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +92.9% | 14.0% | 27.0% |
| 1986 | +75.0% | 8.0% | 14.0% |
| 1984 | +66.7% | 3.0% | 5.0% |
| 1985 | +60.0% | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| 1982 | +50.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
| 1996 | +37.9% | 58.0% | 80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.0% | 2.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 40.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 68.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 117 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % 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 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % 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 0.0346 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Tunisia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Tunisia was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Tunisia ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.