South Sudan: Newborns protected against tetanus (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, South Sudan's newborns protected against tetanus (%) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 63% to 63%).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 3 percentage points in 2020. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.65 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2024, South Sudan had the 99th 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 South Sudan in the 2024 ranking

• Nigeria — 97th of 105: 69%
• Venezuela, RB — 98th of 105: 69%
• Papua New Guinea — 99th of 105: 63%
• Afghanistan — 101st of 105: 62%
• Angola — 102nd of 105: 60%
• Central African Republic — 103rd of 105: 60%

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 14 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 South Sudan

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.53% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.29% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 2.29 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.96% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 2.34 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 39.04% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 4.63 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 37.99% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.35% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is South Sudan's newborns protected against tetanus (%)?

63% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 1 percentage points from 64% in 2011. The highest value was 68% in 2015 and the lowest 63% in 2023.

How does South Sudan rank?

99th highest of 105 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in newborns protected against tetanus (%) unusual for South Sudan?

In 2024, South Sudan's newborns protected against tetanus (%) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 63% to 63%). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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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