Newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives
Maldives: Newborns protected against tetanus was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1981.
Maldives ranks 4th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 4.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 86.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 4,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,716 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 31.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 4,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 4,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 2,810 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1981.
- How does Maldives rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.