Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey, 1988–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1988.
That places Turkey 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 11.0% | — |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 75.0% | +275.0% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | -42.7% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +45.3% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +275.0% | 20.0% | 75.0% |
| 2004 | +45.3% | 53.0% | 77.0% |
| 1994 | -42.7% | 75.0% | 43.0% |
| 1989 | +36.4% | 11.0% | 15.0% |
| 1990 | +33.3% | 15.0% | 20.0% |
| 2010 | +26.8% | 71.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 20.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 50.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % 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 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1988.
- How does Turkey rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.