The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus was 60 in 2022. ▲ Rising
The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Equatorial Guinea stood at 60.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 75 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2002.
That places Equatorial Guinea 104th out of 106 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61 | — |
| 2001 | 49 | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 46 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 62 | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 59 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 69 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 75 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 60 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 62% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 60 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +34.8% | 46 | 62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8 | 46 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5 | 65 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 3 |
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More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Equatorial Guinea?
- The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Equatorial Guinea was 60 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 2009.
- What is the lowest the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2002.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 104th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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