Newborns protected against tetanus in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Newborns protected against tetanus was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
All-time high
87.0%
in 2023
All-time low
17.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Newborns protected against tetanus in Lower middle income, 1980–2024

204060801980200220241980: 17 %1981: 18.4 %1982: 24.4 %1983: 26.3 %1984: 29.4 %1985: 33.9 %1986: 39.5 %1987: 47 %1988: 54.4 %1989: 55.8 %1990: 67 %1991: 69.2 %1992: 70 %1993: 71.5 %1994: 72.1 %1995: 73.1 %1996: 72.9 %1997: 75.3 %1998: 75.2 %1999: 76.4 %2000: 78 %2001: 77.4 %2002: 80.4 %2003: 80.6 %2004: 80.8 %2005: 81.1 %2006: 81.7 %2007: 81.5 %2008: 82.2 %2009: 83.6 %2010: 83.8 %2011: 81.2 %2012: 81.5 %2013: 81.6 %2014: 81.3 %2015: 81.6 %2016: 81.9 %2017: 84.4 %2018: 85.1 %2019: 84.9 %2020: 85.6 %2021: 85.5 %2022: 86.8 %2023: 87 %2024: 86.7 %

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Lower middle income stood at 86.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Lower middle income peaked at 87.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1980.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 34.6% 17.0% 55.8% 10
1990s 72.3% 67.0% 76.4% 10
2000s 80.7% 77.4% 83.6% 10
2010s 82.7% 81.2% 85.1% 10
2020s 86.3% 85.5% 87.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is newborns protected against tetanus in Lower middle income?
Newborns protected against tetanus in Lower middle income was 86.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1980.
Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle income 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

Indicator
Newborns protected against tetanus (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 5,401 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.