Newborns protected against tetanus in Colombia
Colombia: Newborns protected against tetanus was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Colombia stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Colombia peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
Colombia ranks 11th of 106 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.9% | 3.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 45.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 70.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 79.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 354,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 376,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 361,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 371,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 356,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 369,195 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 362,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 355,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 347,595 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Colombia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Colombia was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.