Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Uganda
Uganda: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Uganda, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Uganda stood at 83.0%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Uganda peaked at 89.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1985.
That places Uganda 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18.0% | — |
| 1982 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +46.2% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 29.0% | +31.8% |
| 1990 | 41.0% | +41.4% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +64.0% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 83.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda'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 Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +64.0% | 50.0% | 82.0% |
| 1987 | +46.2% | 13.0% | 19.0% |
| 1990 | +41.4% | 29.0% | 41.0% |
| 1989 | +31.8% | 22.0% | 29.0% |
| 1985 | -25.0% | 16.0% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 12.0% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 41.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 70.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Uganda?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Uganda was 83.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1985.
- How does Uganda rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Uganda ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.