Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: 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 Zimbabwe, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 46th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -21.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +248.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -80.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +178.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +58.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -81.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -69.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +168.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -73.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +70.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -48.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +99.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -72.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +135.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -42.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +68.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +32.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -31.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -56.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +48.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -60.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +146.7% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -80.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +294.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -75.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +587.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | — |
| 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 | — |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Zimbabwe 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 | +587.7% | 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 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 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 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % 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 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.