Newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar
Madagascar: Newborns protected against tetanus was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar, 1982–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar peaked at 78.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1982.
That places Madagascar 95th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5% | 1.0% | 44.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 33.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 58.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 73.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 416,942 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 428,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 404,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 390,666 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Madagascar was 73.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1982.
- How does Madagascar rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Madagascar ranks 95th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.