Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus by country

Countries reporting
106
Highest
100.0%
Bahrain
Lowest
57.0%
Somalia
Median
91.0%
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
2,414

What the numbers show

Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bahrain; the lowest is 57.0% in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 91.0%, and the mean is 88.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 74.4%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 20.0%).

Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bahrain 100.0% 2022 up 6.4% rising
1 Bahamas 100.0% 2022 up 1.0% rising
1 Seychelles 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
4 Djibouti 99.0% 2022 up 25.3% rising
4 Dominican Republic 99.0% 2022 up 10.0% rising
4 Eritrea 99.0% 2022 up 5.3% rising
4 Guyana 99.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
4 Honduras 99.0% 2022 up 5.3% rising
4 Kuwait 99.0% 2022 up 4.2% rising
4 Sri Lanka 99.0% 2022 up 4.2% rising
4 Maldives 99.0% 2022 up 4.2% rising
4 Oman 99.0% 2022 up 8.8% rising
4 Sao Tome and Principe 99.0% 2022 unchanged flat
4 Thailand 99.0% 2022 up 8.8% rising
15 Bangladesh 98.0% 2022 up 4.3% rising
15 Fiji 98.0% 2022 up 4.3% rising
15 Mexico 98.0% 2022 up 11.4% rising
15 North Korea 98.0% 2022 up 5.4% rising
15 Tunisia 98.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
20 Brunei Darussalam 97.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
20 Colombia 97.0% 2022 up 22.8% rising
20 Algeria 97.0% 2022 up 7.8% rising
20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 97.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
20 Mauritius 97.0% 2022 up 2.1% rising
20 Peru 97.0% 2022 up 14.1% rising
20 Rwanda 97.0% 2022 up 14.1% rising
20 Türkiye 97.0% 2022 up 7.8% rising
28 Albania 96.0% 2022 up 10.3% rising
28 Brazil 96.0% 2022 up 3.2% rising
28 Cape Verde 96.0% 2022 up 4.3% rising
28 Gambia 96.0% 2022 up 4.3% flat
28 Paraguay 96.0% 2022 up 12.9% rising
28 Senegal 96.0% 2022 up 5.5% rising
28 Viet Nam 96.0% 2022 up 5.5% rising
35 Burkina Faso 95.0% 2022 up 8.0% rising
35 Belize 95.0% 2022 up 8.0% rising
35 Bhutan 95.0% 2022 up 6.7% rising
35 Malaysia 95.0% 2022 up 5.6% rising
35 Suriname 95.0% 2022 up 2.2% flat
40 El Salvador 94.0% 2022 up 4.4% rising
41 India 93.0% 2022 up 6.9% rising
41 Jamaica 93.0% 2022 up 16.2% rising
41 Cambodia 93.0% 2022 up 2.2% rising
41 Kiribati 93.0% 2022 up 9.4% rising
41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.0% 2022 up 16.2% rising
41 Morocco 93.0% 2022 up 4.5% rising
41 Solomon Islands 93.0% 2022 up 9.4% rising
41 Sierra Leone 93.0% 2022 up 6.9% rising
49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.0% 2022 up 21.1% rising
49 Jordan 92.0% 2022 up 2.2% rising
49 Nicaragua 92.0% 2022 up 13.6% rising
52 Botswana 91.0% 2022 down 1.1% rising
52 Nepal 91.0% 2022 up 11.0% rising
52 Philippines 91.0% 2022 up 19.7% rising
55 Ecuador 90.0% 2022 up 5.9% rising
55 Ghana 90.0% 2022 up 2.3% rising
55 Guatemala 90.0% 2022 up 5.9% rising
55 Liberia 90.0% 2022 down 1.1% rising
55 Malawi 90.0% 2022 up 1.1% rising
55 Namibia 90.0% 2022 up 8.4% rising
55 Eswatini 90.0% 2022 up 4.7% rising
55 Syria 90.0% 2022 down 4.3% flat
55 Tanzania, United Republic of 90.0% 2022 up 2.3% rising
64 Zimbabwe 89.0% 2022 up 34.8% rising
65 Egypt 88.0% 2022 up 2.3% rising
65 Myanmar 88.0% 2022 down 5.4% flat
65 South Africa 88.0% 2022 up 14.3% rising
68 Burundi 87.0% 2022 up 2.4% rising
68 Congo 87.0% 2022 up 4.8% rising
70 Pakistan 86.0% 2022 up 14.7% rising
71 Ethiopia 85.0% 2022 up 25.0% rising
71 Kenya 85.0% 2022 up 16.4% rising
71 Timor-Leste 85.0% 2022 up 4.9% rising
74 Mozambique 84.0% 2022 up 1.2% rising
75 Benin 83.0% 2022 down 10.8% falling
75 Côte d'Ivoire 83.0% 2022 up 1.2% rising
75 Comoros 83.0% 2022 down 2.4% rising
75 Gabon 83.0% 2022 up 10.7% rising
75 Indonesia 83.0% 2022 down 2.4% flat
75 Lesotho 83.0% 2022 unchanged rising
75 Mali 83.0% 2022 down 6.7% rising
75 Niger 83.0% 2022 down 1.2% rising
75 Togo 83.0% 2022 up 2.5% rising
75 Zambia 83.0% 2022 up 2.5% flat
85 Cameroon 81.0% 2022 down 4.7% rising
85 Mauritania 81.0% 2022 up 1.2% rising
85 Sudan 81.0% 2022 up 9.5% rising
85 Uganda 81.0% 2022 down 4.7% rising
89 Democratic Republic of Congo 80.0% 2022 up 14.3% rising
89 Guinea 80.0% 2022 unchanged falling
89 Guinea-Bissau 80.0% 2022 unchanged rising
89 Vanuatu 80.0% 2022 up 6.7% falling
93 Haiti 78.0% 2022 up 2.6% rising
94 Madagascar 75.0% 2022 down 3.8% rising
94 Chad 75.0% 2022 up 74.4% rising
96 Iraq 73.0% 2022 down 14.1% falling
96 Yemen 73.0% 2022 up 10.6% rising
98 Nigeria 67.0% 2022 up 11.7% flat
98 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 67.0% 2022 up 34.0% rising
100 Angola 65.0% 2022 down 9.7% flat
100 Central African Republic 65.0% 2022 down 1.5% rising
100 Papua New Guinea 65.0% 2022 down 7.1% rising
100 South Sudan 65.0% 2022 up 1.6% flat
104 Afghanistan 60.0% 2022 unchanged flat
104 Equatorial Guinea 60.0% 2022 down 20.0% rising
106 Somalia 57.0% 2022 down 10.9% rising

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Indicator
Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 2,414 data points, 2000–2022
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