Newborns protected against tetanus in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Newborns protected against tetanus was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 90.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Sierra Leone peaked at 97.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1980.
Sierra Leone ranks 53rd 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 | 40.0% | 8.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.3% | 53.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 53.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 85.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 109,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 110,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 105,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Sierra Leone?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Sierra Leone was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.