Newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq
Iraq: Newborns protected against tetanus was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 80.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq peaked at 88.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1980.
That places Iraq 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 26.9% | 4.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 62.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 69.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 72.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 478,123 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 501,433 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 14.27 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 60.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 466,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 516,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Iraq was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Iraq ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.