Newborns protected against tetanus in Belize
Belize: Newborns protected against tetanus was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Belize, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Belize stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Belize peaked at 95.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1981.
That places Belize 32nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.2% | 75.0% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 85.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Belize
- Age dependency ratio 46.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 3,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,769 (2025)
- Population, female 49.6% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 38.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,730 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 3,931 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Belize?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Belize was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1981.
- How does Belize rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Belize ranks 32nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.