The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus was 99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 106 countries
All-time high
99
in 2017
All-time low
32
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022
The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 99 for the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic peaked at 99 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2001.
Dominican Republic ranks 4th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48 | — |
| 2001 | 32 | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 83 | +159.4% |
| 2003 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 75 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 85 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75 | 32 | 86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4 | 87 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More population data for Dominican Republic
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,180 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.714 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8255 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.541 (2100)
- Population density 245.63 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 543,612 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic?
- The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic was 99 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2017.
- What is the lowest the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus?
- Dominican Republic ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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