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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |