Newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Newborns protected against tetanus was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe, 1984–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1984.
Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.0% | 31.0% | 56.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 66.3% | 42.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 76.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 66.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 228,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 214,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 224,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 222,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 230,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 230,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 227,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 230,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 232,211 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Zimbabwe was 90.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1984.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Zimbabwe ranks 53rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.