Newborns protected against tetanus in India
India: Newborns protected against tetanus was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in India, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in India stood at 93.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in India peaked at 93.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1980.
That places India 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 47.3% | 20.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 81.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 37 Brazil 94.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 38 Eswatini 93.0% compare
- 38 Jamaica 93.0% compare
- 38 Kiribati 93.0% compare
- 38 Malawi 93.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
- 38 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for India
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
- Population, male 51.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 11.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 12.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 11.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 12.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 12.40 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 482.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in India?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in India was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1980.
- How does India rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- India ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.