Newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana
Ghana: Newborns protected against tetanus was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana 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 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana peaked at 90.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 53rd 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 | 26.7% | 3.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 60.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 69.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 86.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 391,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 369,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 388,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 381,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 399,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 400,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 405,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 413,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 376,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 408,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Ghana was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Ghana ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.