Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt

Egypt: Newborns protected against tetanus was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
88.0%
in 2021
All-time low
7.0%
in 1984
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Newborns protected against tetanus in Egypt, 1981–2024

0204060801981200220241981: 9 %1982: 13 %1983: 11 %1984: 7 %1985: 7 %1986: 7 %1987: 7 %1988: 68 %1989: 67 %1990: 74 %1991: 75 %1992: 75 %1993: 80 %1994: 74 %1995: 76 %1996: 71 %1997: 74 %1998: 74 %1999: 77 %2000: 80 %2001: 80 %2002: 81 %2003: 82 %2004: 85 %2005: 85 %2006: 86 %2007: 85 %2008: 85 %2009: 85 %2010: 86 %2011: 86 %2012: 86 %2013: 86 %2014: 86 %2015: 86 %2016: 80 %2017: 86 %2018: 86 %2019: 86 %2020: 86 %2021: 88 %2022: 88 %2023: 88 %2024: 88 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 62 Namibia 88.0% compare
  2. 62 Syria 88.0% compare
  3. 65 Laos 87.0% compare

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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

Indicator
Newborns protected against tetanus (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 5,401 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.