Newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal
Nepal: Newborns protected against tetanus was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 93.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal peaked at 93.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Nepal ranks 38th 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 | 18.2% | 1.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 35.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 67.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 81.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 37 Brazil 94.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 38 Eswatini 93.0% compare
- 38 India 93.0% compare
- 38 Jamaica 93.0% compare
- 38 Kiribati 93.0% compare
- 38 Malawi 93.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 264,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 283,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 267,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Nepal was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Nepal ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.