Newborns protected against tetanus in Ecuador
Ecuador: Newborns protected against tetanus was 90.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newborns protected against tetanus in Ecuador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 90.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Ecuador peaked at 90.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1980.
Ecuador ranks 53rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 2.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 30.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 42.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 74.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 153,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 165,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 159,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 165,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 158,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 159,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 151,834 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 149,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 145,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 158,574 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Ecuador?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Ecuador was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.