Newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Newborns protected against tetanus was 80.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 80.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia peaked at 93.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1981.
That places Ethiopia 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 8.1% | 2.0% | 27.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 17.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 54.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 68.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 80.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 39.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 52.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.57 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Ethiopia was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Ethiopia ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.