Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases by country
Countries reporting
147
Highest
390
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0
South Africa
Median
0
Years covered
52
1974–2025
Data points
8,579
What the numbers show
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 390 in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 18.03.
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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 390 | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 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 | 148 | 2025 | up 722.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Mozambique | 139 | 2025 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea | 113 | 2025 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 111 | 2025 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Yemen | 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 | 63 | 2025 | up 384.6% | volatile |
| 14 | South Sudan | 57 | 2025 | — | 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 | 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 | Laos | 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 | 13 | 2025 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 34 | China | 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 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Fiji | 4 | 2023 | — | 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 | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Mexico | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Malawi | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Syria | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Namibia | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Rwanda | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Turkey | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Venezuela | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Samoa | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Armenia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Belize | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Brazil | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Brunei | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Bhutan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Botswana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Chile | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Djibouti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Dominica | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Eritrea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Gambia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Guam | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Guyana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Honduras | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Croatia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Iran | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Iraq | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Jamaica | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Kiribati | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Lebanon | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Lesotho | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Macao | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Maldives | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Netherlands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Nauru | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | North Korea | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Palestine | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Qatar | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Russia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Singapore | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | El Salvador | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | East Timor | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Tonga | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Tunisia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Uruguay | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | United States | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | South Africa | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2,458
- Sur 0
- Muş 0
- 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