Newborns protected against tetanus in Benin
Benin: Newborns protected against tetanus was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Benin, 1986–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 80.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Benin peaked at 95.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1986.
Benin ranks 82nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 4.0% | 23.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 48.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 81.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 81.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Benin?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Benin was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1986.
- How does Benin rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.