Newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique
Mozambique: Newborns protected against tetanus was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique, 1982–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique stood at 80.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique peaked at 86.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1986.
That places Mozambique 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.2% | 33.0% | 49.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 37.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 60.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 518,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 523,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 505,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Mozambique was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1986.
- How does Mozambique rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Mozambique ranks 82nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.