Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 6.47 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, 1983–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Ethiopia stood at 6.47 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 98.9% on the previous year and up 164.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Ethiopia peaked at 664.29 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -87 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 14th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -28.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | -7.64 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1985 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -154.1% |
| 1986 | -22.52 % change on previous year | -644.2% |
| 1987 | -8.55 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 1990 | -87 % change on previous year | +917.9% |
| 1997 | 440 % change on previous year | -605.7% |
| 1998 | -40.74 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1999 | 118.75 % change on previous year | -391.5% |
| 2000 | -42.86 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 2001 | -45 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 409.09 % change on previous year | -1009.1% |
| 2003 | -23.21 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2004 | 27.91 % change on previous year | -220.2% |
| 2005 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 2006 | 78.95 % change on previous year | +2071.1% |
| 2007 | -39.22 % change on previous year | -149.7% |
| 2008 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2009 | -24.24 % change on previous year | -475.8% |
| 2010 | 50 % change on previous year | -306.3% |
| 2011 | -56 % change on previous year | -212.0% |
| 2012 | 21.21 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 2013 | -60 % change on previous year | -382.9% |
| 2014 | 25 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2015 | -10 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 11.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -30 % change on previous year | -370.0% |
| 2019 | 664.29 % change on previous year | -2314.3% |
| 2020 | -57.94 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2021 | -31.11 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 2022 | -29.03 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2023 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 2024 | 595 % change on previous year | -6645.0% |
| 2025 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 6.47 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -59.57 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 6.47 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -66.67 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +6645.0% | -9.09 % change on previous year | 595 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +2314.3% | -30 % change on previous year | 664.29 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +2071.1% | 3.64 % change on previous year | 78.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -12.64 % change on previous year | -28.64 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1990s | 107.75 % change on previous year | -87 % change on previous year | 440 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.15 % change on previous year | -45 % change on previous year | 409.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.56 % change on previous year | -60 % change on previous year | 664.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.05 % change on previous year | -57.94 % change on previous year | 595 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 11 Haiti 23.08 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Indonesia 16.28 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Pakistan 11.3 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Malaysia 5.88 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Sudan 3.03 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Colombia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Thailand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Ethiopia?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Ethiopia was 6.47 % 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 664.29 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -87 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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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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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.