Newborns protected against tetanus in Kenya
Kenya: Newborns protected against tetanus was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Kenya, 1985–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Kenya is 85.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Kenya peaked at 88.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1985.
Kenya ranks 67th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.8% | 36.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 47.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 68.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 73.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 17.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 20.86 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 689,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 677,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Kenya?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Kenya was 85.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1985.
- How does Kenya rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Kenya ranks 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.