Newborns protected against tetanus in Tanzania
Tanzania: Newborns protected against tetanus was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Tanzania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Tanzania is 92.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Tanzania peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1980.
That places Tanzania 50th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 51.7% | 37.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 77.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 79.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 83.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 986,433 (2025)
- Population, male 49.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 19.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 29.87 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 996,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 966,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 902,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Tanzania?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Tanzania was 92.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Tanzania ranks 50th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.