Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus was 98.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 98.0% 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 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2001.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 15th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 98.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 98.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 80.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
More population data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5276 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,807 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1188 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7483 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 162.05 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 794,407 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 98.0% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2001.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 15th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).