Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1988–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0 units per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.9% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1988.
That places Papua New Guinea 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, 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, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -63.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +156.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -47.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +96.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -75.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +70.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -51.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +155.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -84.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 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 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1988.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.