Congo, Rep.: Newborns protected against tetanus (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Congo, Rep.'s newborns protected against tetanus (%) fell 5 percentage points on 2023 (from 85% to 80%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.5 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.42 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17 percentage points in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 18 percentage points in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Congo, Rep. had the 81st highest value of the 105 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2024 ranking

• Uganda — 79th of 105: 83%
• Vanuatu — 80th of 105: 82%
• Benin — 81st of 105: 80%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 83rd of 105: 80%
• Ethiopia — 84th of 105: 80%
• Iraq — 85th of 105: 80%

What this measures

Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 39 values

Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in nearby economies

• Angola — 60% (2024)
• Benin — 80% (2024)
• Botswana — 93% (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 93% (2024)
• Burundi — 85% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 96% (2024)
• Cameroon — 83% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 60% (2024)
• Chad — 73% (2024)
• Comoros — 83% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More health data for Congo, Rep.

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.9% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.18% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 1.28 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 39.57% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1.31 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 40.31% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 2.59 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 39.94% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Rep.'s newborns protected against tetanus (%)?

80% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1986?

It is up 20 percentage points from 60% in 1986. The highest value was 87% in 2020 and the lowest 43% in 1989.

How does Congo, Rep. rank?

81st highest of 105 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in newborns protected against tetanus (%) unusual for Congo, Rep.?

In 2024, Congo, Rep.'s newborns protected against tetanus (%) fell 5 percentage points on 2023 (from 85% to 80%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.5 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.42 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.VAC.TTNS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/; UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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