Newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico
Mexico: Newborns protected against tetanus was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 98.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 11th 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 | 31.9% | 5.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 59.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 81.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mexico
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 48.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Mexico was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.