Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 19 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Afghanistan, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Afghanistan is 19, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.6% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Afghanistan peaked at 3,030 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.
That places Afghanistan 23rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, 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 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16 | — |
| 1981 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 121 | +764.3% |
| 1990 | 3 | -97.5% |
| 1991 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 310 | — |
| 1999 | 88 | -71.6% |
| 2000 | 139 | +58.0% |
| 2001 | 211 | +51.8% |
| 2002 | 595 | +182.0% |
| 2003 | 121 | -79.7% |
| 2004 | 81 | -33.1% |
| 2005 | 39 | -51.9% |
| 2006 | 33 | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 40 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 12 | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +91.7% |
| 2011 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 13 | -38.1% |
| 2014 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 12 | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 4 | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 53 | +1225.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | -62.3% |
| 2020 | 70 | +250.0% |
| 2021 | 3,030 | +4228.6% |
| 2022 | 20 | -99.3% |
| 2023 | 31 | +55.0% |
| 2024 | 47 | +51.6% |
| 2025 | 19 | -59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.33 | 14 | 121 | 3 |
| 1990s | 100.25 | 0 | 310 | 4 |
| 2000s | 141.22 | 12 | 595 | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.33 | 4 | 53 | 9 |
| 2020s | 536.17 | 19 | 3,030 | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Afghanistan?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Afghanistan was 19 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,030 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Afghanistan rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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