Newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey
Turkey: Newborns protected against tetanus was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey, 1988–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1988.
That places Turkey 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 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 20.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 50.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Turkey
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 665,251 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 676,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 652,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 660,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 688,879 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 686,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 678,233 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 662,588 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Turkey was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1988.
- How does Turkey rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.