Newborns protected against tetanus in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Newborns protected against tetanus was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Sri Lanka is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1980.
That places Sri Lanka 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.4% | 45.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 72.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 174,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 181,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 177,423 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 180,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 175,626 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 180,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 180,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 173,052 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Sri Lanka?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Sri Lanka was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1980.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.