Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe, 1984–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1984.
Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 31.0% | — |
| 1985 | 44.0% | +41.9% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | -39.1% |
| 1996 | 75.0% | +78.6% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 90.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 90.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +78.6% | 42.0% | 75.0% |
| 1985 | +41.9% | 31.0% | 44.0% |
| 1995 | -39.1% | 69.0% | 42.0% |
| 1986 | +27.3% | 44.0% | 56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.0% | 31.0% | 56.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 66.3% | 42.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 76.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 66.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % 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 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % 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 0.0701 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1984.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Zimbabwe ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.