Newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria
Nigeria: Newborns protected against tetanus was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 69.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria peaked at 69.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 98th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 10.0% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 32.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 57.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 55.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 95 Chad 73.0% compare
- 95 Madagascar 73.0% compare
- 95 Yemen 73.0% compare
- 98 Venezuela 69.0% compare
- 100 Papua New Guinea 63.0% compare
- 100 South Sudan 63.0% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.21 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 96.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Nigeria was 69.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Nigeria ranks 98th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.