The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Turkey
Turkey: The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus was 97 in 2022. ▲ Rising
The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Turkey, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 97 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 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Turkey peaked at 97 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2000.
That places Turkey 20th out of 106 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50 | — |
| 2001 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 77 | +45.3% |
| 2005 | 62 | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 68 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90 | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 97 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 97 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6 | 50 | 77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5 | 90 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.33 | 95 | 97 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More population data for Turkey
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Turkey?
- The percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus in Turkey was 97 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2021.
- What is the lowest the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus?
- Turkey ranks 20th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
- Is the percentage of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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