Newborns protected against tetanus in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Newborns protected against tetanus was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
90.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2008
All-time low
8.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Newborns protected against tetanus in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 8 %1981: 11 %1982: 13 %1983: 20 %1984: 23 %1985: 38 %1986: 54 %1987: 69 %1988: 81 %1989: 83 %1990: 85 %1991: 85 %1992: 86 %1993: 87 %1994: 66 %1995: 76 %1996: 83 %1997: 57 %1998: 55 %1999: 53 %2000: 53 %2001: 66 %2002: 77 %2003: 79 %2004: 81 %2005: 83 %2006: 85 %2007: 94 %2008: 97 %2009: 97 %2010: 85 %2011: 85 %2012: 87 %2013: 87 %2014: 85 %2015: 85 %2016: 90 %2017: 90 %2018: 90 %2019: 93 %2020: 93 %2021: 93 %2022: 93 %2023: 90 %2024: 90 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 50 El Salvador 92.0% compare
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  3. 52 Jordan 91.0% compare
  4. 53 Bolivia 90.0% compare
  5. 53 Ecuador 90.0% compare
  6. 53 Ghana 90.0% compare
  7. 53 Guatemala 90.0% compare
  8. 53 Liberia 90.0% compare
  9. 53 Nicaragua 90.0% compare
  10. 53 Philippines 90.0% compare
  11. 53 Zimbabwe 90.0% compare

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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

Indicator
Newborns protected against tetanus (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 5,401 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.