Newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia
Namibia: Newborns protected against tetanus was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia is 88.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia peaked at 90.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 62nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 36.0% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 74.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Namibia was 88.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Namibia ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.