Newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia
Malaysia: Newborns protected against tetanus was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia stood at 96.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1984.
That places Malaysia 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 42.0% | 19.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 81.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 86.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 87.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 299,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 318,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 290,643 (2025)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 288,648 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 275,895 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 278,435 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Malaysia was 96.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1984.
- How does Malaysia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.