Newborns protected against tetanus in Syria
Syria: Newborns protected against tetanus was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Syria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 88.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Syria peaked at 94.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Syria ranks 62nd 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 | 9.3% | 1.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 63.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Syria
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 296,332 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.24 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 17.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 287,617 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 8.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 66.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 274,192 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Syria?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Syria was 88.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Syria ranks 62nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.