Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Cameroon, 1984–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Cameroon is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 52.7% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
Cameroon ranks 27th of 204 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | -42.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -22.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +32.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -24.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -30.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -75.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +367.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -39.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -27.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +51.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -40.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -68.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -45.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +372.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -73.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +81.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +116.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -48.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -74.8% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +122.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +88.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -52.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 9.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +372.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1996 | +367.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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, per capita in Cameroon?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Cameroon was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.