Newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives

Maldives: Newborns protected against tetanus was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 106 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2015
All-time low
4.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Newborns protected against tetanus in Maldives, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 8 %1981: 4 %1982: 28 %1983: 20 %1984: 12 %1985: 25 %1986: 28 %1987: 47 %1988: 53 %1989: 69 %1990: 86 %1991: 89 %1992: 90 %1993: 91 %1994: 91 %1995: 92 %1996: 92 %1997: 93 %1998: 91 %1999: 93 %2000: 95 %2001: 95 %2002: 94 %2003: 94 %2004: 94 %2005: 94 %2006: 94 %2007: 94 %2008: 95 %2009: 95 %2010: 95 %2011: 95 %2012: 95 %2013: 95 %2014: 95 %2015: 99 %2016: 99 %2017: 99 %2018: 99 %2019: 99 %2020: 99 %2021: 99 %2022: 99 %2023: 99 %2024: 99 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 1 Bahamas 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
  4. 4 Djibouti 99.0% compare
  5. 4 Dominican Republic 99.0% compare
  6. 4 Eritrea 99.0% compare
  7. 4 Honduras 99.0% compare
  8. 4 Kuwait 99.0% compare
  9. 4 Oman 99.0% compare

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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

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.