Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus was 99.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 99.0% for share 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, share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, 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.
Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +159.4% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 32.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 87.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 1 Bahamas 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 4 Djibouti 99.0% compare
- 4 Eritrea 99.0% compare
- 4 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 4 Honduras 99.0% compare
- 4 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 4 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 4 Oman 99.0% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 99.0% compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 99.0% compare
- 4 Thailand 99.0% compare
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)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 245.63 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 543,612 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic?
- Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Dominican Republic was 99.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2001.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus?
- Dominican Republic ranks 4th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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