Newborns protected against tetanus in Guyana
Guyana: Newborns protected against tetanus was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Guyana, 1987–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Guyana is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Guyana peaked at 99.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1987.
Guyana ranks 26th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.7% | 42.0% | 53.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 56.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 82.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 45.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 7,986 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 8,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8,020 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Guyana?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Guyana was 96.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1987.
- How does Guyana rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Guyana ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.