Newborns protected against tetanus in Vietnam
Vietnam: Newborns protected against tetanus was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Vietnam, 1988–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Vietnam is 96.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Vietnam peaked at 96.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1988.
Vietnam ranks 26th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5.0% | — |
| 1989 | 18.0% | +260.0% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 38.0% | +81.0% |
| 1993 | 69.0% | +81.6% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 96.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +260.0% | 5.0% | 18.0% |
| 1993 | +81.6% | 38.0% | 69.0% |
| 1992 | +81.0% | 21.0% | 38.0% |
| 1990 | +33.3% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.5% | 5.0% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 21.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 Vietnam?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Vietnam was 96.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1988.
- How does Vietnam rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Vietnam ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.