Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 43.75 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Americas (WHO region), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Americas (WHO region) recorded 43.75 % change on previous year for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 508.51 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -90.52 % change on previous year, in 2002.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -2.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 93.49 % change on previous year | -3853.5% |
| 1983 | 19.27 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 1984 | -10.13 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 1985 | -9.05 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1986 | -11.17 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 14.18 % change on previous year | -226.9% |
| 1988 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1989 | -7.27 % change on previous year | -780.2% |
| 1990 | -16.24 % change on previous year | +123.5% |
| 1991 | -22.87 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 1992 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1993 | -13.27 % change on previous year | +91.0% |
| 1994 | -13.93 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1995 | -15.56 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1996 | -39.29 % change on previous year | +152.6% |
| 1997 | -8.98 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 1998 | 311.22 % change on previous year | -3566.4% |
| 1999 | -84.45 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 2000 | 508.51 % change on previous year | -702.1% |
| 2001 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 2002 | -90.52 % change on previous year | -3935.4% |
| 2003 | -41.44 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 2004 | 43.08 % change on previous year | -203.9% |
| 2005 | 22.58 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 2006 | -18.42 % change on previous year | -181.6% |
| 2007 | -32.26 % change on previous year | +75.1% |
| 2008 | -44.44 % change on previous year | +37.8% |
| 2009 | -42.86 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 25 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 2011 | -12 % change on previous year | -148.0% |
| 2012 | -50 % change on previous year | +316.7% |
| 2013 | 81.82 % change on previous year | -263.6% |
| 2014 | -50 % change on previous year | -161.1% |
| 2015 | 120 % change on previous year | -340.0% |
| 2016 | -50 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2017 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -136.4% |
| 2018 | -23.08 % change on previous year | -226.9% |
| 2019 | 40 % change on previous year | -273.3% |
| 2020 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 2021 | 23.08 % change on previous year | -423.1% |
| 2022 | -50 % change on previous year | -316.7% |
| 2023 | 37.5 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 2024 | 45.45 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 2025 | 43.75 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Americas (WHO region) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -3935.4% | 2.36 % change on previous year | -90.52 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +3853.5% | -2.49 % change on previous year | 93.49 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +3566.4% | -8.98 % change on previous year | 311.22 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.77 % change on previous year | -11.17 % change on previous year | 93.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.97 % change on previous year | -84.45 % change on previous year | 311.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.66 % change on previous year | -90.52 % change on previous year | 508.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 120 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.44 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 45.45 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
- 1 Gabon 150 % change on previous year compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 150 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Burundi 116.67 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Comoros 100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Mexico 100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Peru 100 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Syria 100 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Americas (WHO region)?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Americas (WHO region) was 43.75 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 508.51 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.52 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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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.