Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius
Mauritius: Newborns protected against tetanus was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Mauritius ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, 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 | 27.9% | 1.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 61.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 79.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Population ages 15-64, male 72.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 7,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,463 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 887,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 6,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 6,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 6,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 7,532 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritius was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Mauritius ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.