Newborns protected against tetanus in El Salvador
El Salvador: Newborns protected against tetanus was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 92.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in El Salvador peaked at 94.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 50th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.7% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 37.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 83.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 54,053 (2025)
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 54,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 53,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 53,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 56,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 57,783 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in El Salvador?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in El Salvador was 92.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.