Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 units per person
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
65th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0 units per person
in 1975
All-time low
0 units per person
in 2013
Years of data
49
1974–2025
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in South Africa, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in South Africa is 0 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2013.
South Africa ranks 65th of 204 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +50.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -58.5% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +59.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -38.6% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -41.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +85.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -35.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -34.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -20.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -71.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +141.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -41.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -53.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -34.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -67.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +445.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -40.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -62.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +229.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -70.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -67.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +192.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -67.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +196.3% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +445.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 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 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 62 Thailand 0 units per person compare
- 63 Turkey 0 units per person compare
- 64 China 0 units per person compare
- 65 Aruba 0 units per person
- 65 Albania 0 units per person compare
- 65 Andorra 0 units per person
- 65 United Arab Emirates 0 units per person compare
- 65 Argentina 0 units per person compare
- 65 Armenia 0 units per person compare
- 65 American Samoa 0 units per person
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person
- 65 Australia 0 units per person
- 65 Austria 0 units per person
- 65 Azerbaijan 0 units per person compare
- 65 Belgium 0 units per person
- 65 Bulgaria 0 units per person
- 65 Bahrain 0 units per person compare
- 65 Bahamas 0 units per person
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 units per person
- 65 Belarus 0 units per person
- 65 Belize 0 units per person compare
- 65 Bermuda 0 units per person
- 65 Bolivia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Brazil 0 units per person compare
- 65 Barbados 0 units per person
- 65 Brunei 0 units per person compare
- 65 Bhutan 0 units per person compare
- 65 Botswana 0 units per person compare
- 65 Central African Republic 0 units per person compare
- 65 Canada 0 units per person
- 65 Chile 0 units per person compare
- 65 Cape Verde 0 units per person compare
- 65 Costa Rica 0 units per person compare
- 65 Cuba 0 units per person
- 65 Cayman Islands 0 units per person
- 65 Cyprus 0 units per person
- 65 Czechia 0 units per person
- 65 Germany 0 units per person
- 65 Djibouti 0 units per person compare
- 65 Dominica 0 units per person compare
- 65 Denmark 0 units per person
- 65 Dominican Republic 0 units per person compare
- 65 Algeria 0 units per person compare
- 65 Ecuador 0 units per person compare
- 65 Egypt 0 units per person compare
- 65 Eritrea 0 units per person compare
- 65 Spain 0 units per person compare
- 65 Estonia 0 units per person
- 65 Finland 0 units per person
- 65 France 0 units per person
- 65 Micronesia (country) 0 units per person compare
- 65 United Kingdom 0 units per person compare
- 65 Georgia 0 units per person
- 65 Gambia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Guinea-Bissau 0 units per person compare
- 65 Greece 0 units per person compare
- 65 Grenada 0 units per person
- 65 Guatemala 0 units per person compare
- 65 Guam 0 units per person compare
- 65 Guyana 0 units per person compare
- 65 Hong Kong 0 units per person compare
- 65 Honduras 0 units per person compare
- 65 Croatia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Hungary 0 units per person compare
- 65 Ireland 0 units per person
- 65 Iran 0 units per person compare
- 65 Iraq 0 units per person compare
- 65 Iceland 0 units per person
- 65 Israel 0 units per person compare
- 65 Italy 0 units per person
- 65 Jamaica 0 units per person compare
- 65 Jordan 0 units per person compare
- 65 Japan 0 units per person
- 65 Kazakhstan 0 units per person
- 65 Kyrgyzstan 0 units per person
- 65 Kiribati 0 units per person compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 units per person
- 65 South Korea 0 units per person
- 65 Kuwait 0 units per person compare
- 65 Lebanon 0 units per person compare
- 65 Libya 0 units per person compare
- 65 Saint Lucia 0 units per person
- 65 Sri Lanka 0 units per person compare
- 65 Lesotho 0 units per person compare
- 65 Lithuania 0 units per person
- 65 Luxembourg 0 units per person
- 65 Latvia 0 units per person
- 65 Macao 0 units per person compare
- 65 Monaco 0 units per person
- 65 Moldova 0 units per person
- 65 Maldives 0 units per person compare
- 65 Marshall Islands 0 units per person
- 65 North Macedonia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Malta 0 units per person
- 65 Montenegro 0 units per person
- 65 Mongolia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Northern Mariana Islands 0 units per person
- 65 Mauritania 0 units per person compare
- 65 Mauritius 0 units per person compare
- 65 New Caledonia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Nicaragua 0 units per person compare
- 65 Netherlands 0 units per person compare
- 65 Norway 0 units per person
- 65 Nauru 0 units per person compare
- 65 New Zealand 0 units per person
- 65 Oman 0 units per person compare
- 65 Palau 0 units per person
- 65 Poland 0 units per person compare
- 65 North Korea 0 units per person compare
- 65 Portugal 0 units per person compare
- 65 Paraguay 0 units per person compare
- 65 Palestine 0 units per person compare
- 65 French Polynesia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Qatar 0 units per person compare
- 65 Romania 0 units per person compare
- 65 Russia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Singapore 0 units per person compare
- 65 Solomon Islands 0 units per person compare
- 65 El Salvador 0 units per person compare
- 65 San Marino 0 units per person
- 65 Serbia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per person compare
- 65 Slovakia 0 units per person
- 65 Slovenia 0 units per person
- 65 Sweden 0 units per person
- 65 Eswatini 0 units per person compare
- 65 Seychelles 0 units per person
- 65 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per person
- 65 Tajikistan 0 units per person
- 65 Turkmenistan 0 units per person compare
- 65 East Timor 0 units per person compare
- 65 Tonga 0 units per person compare
- 65 Trinidad and Tobago 0 units per person compare
- 65 Tunisia 0 units per person compare
- 65 Tuvalu 0 units per person
- 65 Ukraine 0 units per person
- 65 Uruguay 0 units per person compare
- 65 United States 0 units per person compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 0 units per person
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 units per person compare
- 65 British Virgin Islands 0 units per person
- 65 Vanuatu 0 units per person compare
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % 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 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % 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 South Africa?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in South Africa 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2013.
- How does South Africa rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.