Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases by country
Countries reporting
210
Highest
390
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lowest
0
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Median
0
Years covered
52
1974β2025
Data points
8,543
What the numbers show
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 390 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the; the lowest is 0 in Wallis and Futuna Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 12.62.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 2,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 100.0%).
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 390 | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 2 | Pakistan | 335 | 2025 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Chad | 245 | 2025 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Somalia | 182 | 2013 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 148 | 2025 | up 722.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Mozambique, Republic of | 139 | 2025 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea | 113 | 2025 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 111 | 2025 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Yemen, Republic of | 103 | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 89 | 2025 | up 178.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 89 | 2025 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Angola | 79 | 2025 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Madagascar, Republic of | 63 | 2025 | up 384.6% | volatile |
| 14 | South Sudan, Republic of | 57 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 15 | Indonesia | 50 | 2025 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 38 | 2025 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 38 | 2025 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 35 | 2025 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Vietnam | 27 | 2025 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Burundi | 26 | 2025 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 22 | 2025 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Benin | 21 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 19 | 2025 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 18 | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 17 | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Haiti | 16 | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 27 | Niger | 15 | 2025 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Mali | 14 | 2025 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Nigeria | 14 | 2025 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13 | 2025 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 32 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo, Republic of | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 34 | China (Peopleβs Republic of) | 10 | 2025 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Liberia | 7 | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 7 | 2025 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Gabon | 5 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 5 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 39 | Fiji, Republic of | 4 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 39 | Cambodia | 4 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 4 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Morocco | 3 | 2018 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Nepal | 3 | 2025 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Comoros, Union of the | 2 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 2 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 46 | Mexico | 2 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 46 | Malawi | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | 2 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Namibia | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 1 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 55 | Rwanda | 1 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | 1 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 55 | TΓΌrkiye, Republic of | 1 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 55 | Venezuela, RepΓΊblica Bolivariana de | 1 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 55 | Samoa | 1 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 65 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | American Samoa | 0 | 2011 | β | flat |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Australia | 0 | 2021 | β | flat |
| 65 | Austria | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Belgium | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Bahamas, The | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Belarus, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Belize | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Bermuda | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Brazil | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Barbados | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Bhutan | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Botswana | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Canada | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Chile | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Cabo Verde | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Cuba | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Cyprus | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Germany | 0 | 2000 | β | flat |
| 65 | Djibouti | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Dominica | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Estonia, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Finland | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | France | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 65 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Georgia | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Gambia, The | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Grenada | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Guatemala | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Guam | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Guyana | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Honduras | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Ireland | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Iraq | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Iceland | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Israel | 0 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Italy | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Jamaica | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Japan | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 65 | Kiribati | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 65 | Korea, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Lebanon | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 65 | St. Lucia | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Latvia, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 65 | Moldova, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Maldives | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Malta | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Montenegro | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 65 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Netherlands, The | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | 0 | 2021 | β | flat |
| 65 | Naoero, Republic of | 0 | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Oman | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Palau, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Poland, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Palestine | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Qatar | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Singapore | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | El Salvador | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Serbia, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Slovak Republic | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Sweden | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Seychelles | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0 | 2021 | β | flat |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Tonga | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Tunisia | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 65 | Ukraine | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Uruguay | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | United States | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 65 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 65 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 65 | South Africa | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 | 2018 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2,458
- Africa (WHO region) 1,654
- Low income (World Bank) 1,406
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 838
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 482
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 214
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 212
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 84
- Americas (WHO region) 23
- High income (World Bank) 2
- Europe (WHO region) 1