Newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Newborns protected against tetanus was 92.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states stood at 92.7%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 31.1% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 80.6% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 86.5% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 88.9% | 92.7% | 5 |
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14, female 442,167 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 80,360 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.70 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 849,540 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 33.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 850,796 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 909,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Pacific island small states was 92.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1990.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.