Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 15.31 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) stood at 15.31 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 157.7% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 614.1 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -90.43 % change on previous year, in 2016.
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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 37.77 % change on previous year | +418.6% |
| 1983 | 6.17 % change on previous year | -83.7% |
| 1984 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -195.2% |
| 1985 | 8.43 % change on previous year | -243.6% |
| 1986 | 33.9 % change on previous year | +302.3% |
| 1987 | -10.99 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1988 | -5.51 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 1989 | -32.57 % change on previous year | +491.0% |
| 1990 | -26.08 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1991 | -6.26 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 1992 | -5.69 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1993 | -18.76 % change on previous year | +229.6% |
| 1994 | -6.03 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1995 | -16.23 % change on previous year | +169.2% |
| 1996 | 14.03 % change on previous year | -186.4% |
| 1997 | -6.95 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1998 | 5.61 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 1999 | -21.48 % change on previous year | -483.0% |
| 2000 | 35.29 % change on previous year | -264.3% |
| 2001 | -42.2 % change on previous year | -219.6% |
| 2002 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2003 | -34.59 % change on previous year | -467.2% |
| 2004 | -29.95 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2005 | -11.87 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 2006 | 10.47 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 2007 | 7.34 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 17.03 % change on previous year | +132.2% |
| 2009 | -4.85 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 2010 | -4.91 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.993 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 2012 | -20.26 % change on previous year | -2139.7% |
| 2013 | 57.83 % change on previous year | -385.5% |
| 2014 | -87.81 % change on previous year | -251.8% |
| 2015 | 422.44 % change on previous year | -581.1% |
| 2016 | -90.43 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2017 | 614.1 % change on previous year | -779.1% |
| 2018 | -67.5 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2019 | 250.28 % change on previous year | -470.8% |
| 2020 | 11.04 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 2021 | 350.43 % change on previous year | +3073.9% |
| 2022 | -79 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 2023 | -14.56 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 2024 | -26.54 % change on previous year | +82.2% |
| 2025 | 15.31 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +3073.9% | 11.04 % change on previous year | 350.43 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -2139.7% | 0.993 % change on previous year | -20.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.29 % change on previous year | -32.57 % change on previous year | 37.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -8.78 % change on previous year | -26.08 % change on previous year | 14.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.39 % change on previous year | -42.2 % change on previous year | 35.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.47 % change on previous year | -90.43 % change on previous year | 614.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.78 % change on previous year | -79 % change on previous year | 350.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 15.31 % 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 614.1 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.43 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (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.