Newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar
Myanmar: Newborns protected against tetanus was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 86.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar peaked at 93.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
Myanmar ranks 66th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.3% | 3.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 62.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 79.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 457,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 435,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 459,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 437,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 449,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Myanmar was 86.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Myanmar ranks 66th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.