Newborns protected against tetanus in Iran
Iran: Newborns protected against tetanus was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Iran, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Iran is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Iran peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Iran ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 1.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 64.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 82.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Iran
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 654,438 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 606,752 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 64.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 32.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 667,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 632,755 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 69.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 638,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 621,001 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Iran?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Iran was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Iran ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.