Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan stood at 0 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 55.0% on the previous year and up 138.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Afghanistan 34th 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 square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +764.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | -97.5% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -71.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +182.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -79.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -51.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +91.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1225.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -62.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +250.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +4228.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | -99.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | +55.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +4228.6% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +1225.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +764.3% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Afghanistan rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.