Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was 5.88 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
5.88 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 72.5%
World rank
15th
of 116 countries
All-time high
200 % change on previous year
in 2012
All-time low
-70 % change on previous year
in 2011
Years of data
51
1975–2025
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malaysia is 5.88 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.5% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 200 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -70 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Malaysia 15th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -36.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | -29.63 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1977 | 13.16 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 1978 | -6.98 % change on previous year | -153.0% |
| 1979 | -33.75 % change on previous year | +383.8% |
| 1980 | 13.21 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1981 | -36.67 % change on previous year | -377.6% |
| 1982 | 23.68 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 1983 | -23.4 % change on previous year | -198.8% |
| 1984 | 77.78 % change on previous year | -432.3% |
| 1985 | -23.44 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 1986 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 1987 | -21.57 % change on previous year | -628.4% |
| 1988 | -62.5 % change on previous year | +189.8% |
| 1989 | 40 % change on previous year | -164.0% |
| 1990 | -47.62 % change on previous year | -219.0% |
| 1991 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1992 | 115.39 % change on previous year | +534.6% |
| 1993 | -28.57 % change on previous year | -124.8% |
| 1994 | -55 % change on previous year | +92.5% |
| 1995 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -160.6% |
| 1996 | -25 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 1997 | 22.22 % change on previous year | -188.9% |
| 1998 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1999 | -23.08 % change on previous year | -226.9% |
| 2000 | 100 % change on previous year | -533.3% |
| 2001 | -60 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 2002 | -50 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 100 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2004 | 75 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2005 | -57.14 % change on previous year | -176.2% |
| 2006 | 83.33 % change on previous year | -245.8% |
| 2007 | 27.27 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 2008 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2009 | -61.54 % change on previous year | +761.5% |
| 2010 | 100 % change on previous year | -262.5% |
| 2011 | -70 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 2012 | 200 % change on previous year | -385.7% |
| 2013 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 2014 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2015 | 100 % change on previous year | +200.0% |
| 2016 | -62.5 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 2017 | 166.67 % change on previous year | -366.7% |
| 2018 | 62.5 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 2019 | 15.38 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 2020 | -63.33 % change on previous year | -511.7% |
| 2021 | 45.45 % change on previous year | -171.8% |
| 2022 | -18.75 % change on previous year | -141.3% |
| 2023 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 2024 | 21.43 % change on previous year | +178.6% |
| 2025 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.88 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.88 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -44.44 % change on previous year. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -18.81 % change on previous year | -36.84 % change on previous year | 13.16 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1980s | -0.8826 % change on previous year | -62.5 % change on previous year | 77.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8 % change on previous year | -55 % change on previous year | 115.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.98 % change on previous year | -61.54 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.21 % change on previous year | -70 % change on previous year | 200 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2709 % change on previous year | -63.33 % change on previous year | 45.45 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 12 Indonesia 16.28 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Pakistan 11.3 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Ethiopia 6.47 % 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 Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Malaysia was 5.88 % 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 200 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -70 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Malaysia rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.
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.