Newborns protected against tetanus in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Newborns protected against tetanus was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Bangladesh, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Bangladesh is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Bangladesh peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1981.
That places Bangladesh 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 1.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.3% | 70.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Bangladesh
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.63 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.52 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Bangladesh?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Bangladesh was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.