Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate was -71.43 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1987–2025
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 Zambia is -71.43 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 153.6% on the previous year and down 141.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 480 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2007.
That places Zambia 47th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -30.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | -27.41 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1991 | -89.47 % change on previous year | +226.5% |
| 1992 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1993 | 480 % change on previous year | -2980.0% |
| 1994 | -27.59 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 1995 | 14.29 % change on previous year | -151.8% |
| 1996 | -37.5 % change on previous year | -362.5% |
| 1997 | 126.67 % change on previous year | -437.8% |
| 2000 | -19.25 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 2001 | -70 % change on previous year | +263.5% |
| 2002 | 161.54 % change on previous year | -330.8% |
| 2003 | -59.8 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 2004 | -19.51 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 2005 | -12.12 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 27.59 % change on previous year | -327.6% |
| 2007 | -100 % change on previous year | -462.5% |
| 2009 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 173.08 % change on previous year | -273.1% |
| 2019 | -63.38 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | -94 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 133.33 % change on previous year | -241.8% |
| 2025 | -71.43 % change on previous year | -153.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -71.43 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -74.11 % change on previous year, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -71.43 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -66.67 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +2980.0% | -16.67 % change on previous year | 480 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -28.91 % change on previous year | -30.41 % change on previous year | -27.41 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.25 % change on previous year | -89.47 % change on previous year | 480 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | -21.29 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 161.54 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.85 % change on previous year | -63.38 % change on previous year | 173.08 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2020s | -8.02 % change on previous year | -94 % change on previous year | 133.33 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 44 Afghanistan -59.57 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Nigeria -64.1 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Gambia -66.67 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Angola -73.22 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Morocco -75 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Malawi -75 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia -75 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate in Zambia was -71.43 % 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 480 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 47th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 141.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.