Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt
Egypt: Newborns protected against tetanus was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt peaked at 88.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1984.
Egypt ranks 62nd of 106 countries on this measure, 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 | 21.8% | 7.0% | 68.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 75.0% | 71.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 86.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 5.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt was 88.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1984.
- How does Egypt rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.