Newborns protected against tetanus in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Newborns protected against tetanus was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Vanuatu, 1983–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Vanuatu stood at 82.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Vanuatu peaked at 88.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1983.
That places Vanuatu 81st out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.0% | — |
| 1984 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | +216.7% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +31.6% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +135.0% |
| 1991 | 25.0% | -46.8% |
| 1992 | 54.0% | +116.0% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +230.4% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 82.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 82.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +230.4% | 23.0% | 76.0% |
| 1985 | +216.7% | 6.0% | 19.0% |
| 1990 | +135.0% | 20.0% | 47.0% |
| 1992 | +116.0% | 25.0% | 54.0% |
| 1991 | -46.8% | 47.0% | 25.0% |
| 1994 | -46.4% | 56.0% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 6.0% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 23.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 73.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 73.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 78.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Vanuatu?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Vanuatu was 82.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1983.
- How does Vanuatu rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Vanuatu ranks 81st out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.