Newborns protected against tetanus in Liberia
Liberia: Newborns protected against tetanus was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Liberia, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 90.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Liberia peaked at 91.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1985.
Liberia ranks 53rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.1% | 18.0% | 54.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 33.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 51.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 90.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 73,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 72,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 70,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 70,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 73,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 71,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 72,906 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 73,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 75,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 71,291 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Liberia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Liberia was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1985.
- How does Liberia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Liberia ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.