Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: 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 Sierra Leone, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of up 175.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1997.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -91.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -74.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +103.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +136.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -54.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +396.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -55.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -88.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +46.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -47.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -59.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +991.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -61.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +599.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -91.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +128.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +81.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -62.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | — |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 7.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 10.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +991.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2017 | +599.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2002 | +396.8% | 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 | 0.0002 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 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 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 South Sudan 0 units per person compare
- 5 Samoa 0 units per person compare
- 6 Fiji 0 units per person compare
- 8 Mozambique 0 units per person compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per person compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 0 units per person compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1997.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.