Newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal
Senegal: Newborns protected against tetanus was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal, 1985–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal stood at 93.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal peaked at 96.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1985.
Senegal ranks 38th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 7.0% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 41.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 62.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 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 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 242,897 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 5.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 7.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 226,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 246,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 223,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 244,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 221,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Senegal was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1985.
- How does Senegal rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.