Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
116
Highest
150 % change on previous year
Gabon
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
South Africa
Median
-100 % change on previous year
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
3,529
What the numbers show
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 150 % change on previous year in Gabon; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is -100 % change on previous year, and the mean is -56.69 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 493.4%), and the largest decrease in India (down 22,391.4%).
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 150 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 150 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Burundi | 116.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Comoros | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Mexico | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Peru | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 4 | Syria | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Yemen | 68.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 493.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Mozambique | 61.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 277.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 30 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Haiti | 23.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Indonesia | 16.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 11.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 6.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 164.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 5.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Sudan | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Cambodia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Chad | -10.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 141.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Madagascar | -14.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Benin | -16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Somalia | -18.75 % change on previous year | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | -20 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Togo | -20 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Congo | -21.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | -22.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea | -25.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 153.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -25.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 140.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Vietnam | -28.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 175.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Laos | -34.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.3% | volatile |
| 37 | China | -44.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 38 | India | -45.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22,391.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | -50 % change on previous year | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Namibia | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Turkey | -50 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Venezuela | -50 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Cameroon | -51.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 142.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Afghanistan | -59.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Nigeria | -64.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Gambia | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Zambia | -71.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 141.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Angola | -73.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 181.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | -75 % change on previous year | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Malawi | -75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | -75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Liberia | -78.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 139.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Uganda | -83.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 235.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | -84.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 441.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ghana | -92.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | -100 % change on previous year | 1989 | down 175.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bahrain | -100 % change on previous year | 1985 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Belize | -100 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 300.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bolivia | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Bhutan | -100 % change on previous year | 2007 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Botswana | -100 % change on previous year | 1994 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Central African Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | -100 % change on previous year | 2000 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Cape Verde | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | -100 % change on previous year | 2004 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Algeria | -100 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Egypt | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Eritrea | -100 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Hong Kong | -100 % change on previous year | 1988 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Honduras | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Iran | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 125.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Israel | -100 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Jamaica | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Jordan | -100 % change on previous year | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Kiribati | -100 % change on previous year | 1995 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Kuwait | -100 % change on previous year | 1997 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Lebanon | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Libya | -100 % change on previous year | 1993 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Lesotho | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritania | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 1986 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Niger | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Nicaragua | -100 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Nepal | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 158.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Panama | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | North Korea | -100 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Portugal | -100 % change on previous year | 1997 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Paraguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | -100 % change on previous year | 2002 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Singapore | -100 % change on previous year | 1985 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | South Sudan | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | -100 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 266.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Eswatini | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | East Timor | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Tunisia | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Uruguay | -100 % change on previous year | 1982 | down 300.0% | volatile |
| 56 | United States | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Vanuatu | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | South Africa | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Americas (WHO region) 43.75 % change on previous year
- Sur -100 % change on previous year
- Mus -100 % change on previous year
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 15.31 % change on previous year
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) -14.52 % change on previous year
- Western Pacific (WHO region) -17.05 % change on previous year
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) -22.84 % change on previous year
- World -27.02 % change on previous year
- South-East Asia (WHO region) -30 % change on previous year
- Low income (World Bank) -30.74 % change on previous year
- Africa (WHO region) -35.24 % change on previous year
- Europe (WHO region) -50 % change on previous year
- High income (World Bank) -50 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.