Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 23 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Americas (WHO region), 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Americas (WHO region) is 23, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 43.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 1,807 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2022.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 803 | — |
| 1981 | 783 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1,515 | +93.5% |
| 1983 | 1,807 | +19.3% |
| 1984 | 1,624 | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 1,477 | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 1,312 | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 1,498 | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 1,514 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,404 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 1,176 | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 907 | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 844 | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 732 | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 630 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 532 | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 323 | -39.3% |
| 1997 | 294 | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 1,209 | +311.2% |
| 1999 | 188 | -84.4% |
| 2000 | 1,144 | +508.5% |
| 2001 | 1,171 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 111 | -90.5% |
| 2003 | 65 | -41.4% |
| 2004 | 93 | +43.1% |
| 2005 | 114 | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 93 | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 63 | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 35 | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 20 | -42.9% |
| 2010 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +81.8% |
| 2014 | 10 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 22 | +120.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2025 | 23 | +43.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Americas (WHO region) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +508.5% | 188 | 1,144 |
| 1998 | +311.2% | 294 | 1,209 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,374 | 783 | 1,807 | 10 |
| 1990s | 683.5 | 188 | 1,209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 290.9 | 20 | 1,171 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 10 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 | 8 | 23 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Americas (WHO region)?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Americas (WHO region) was 23 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,807 in 1983.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2022.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) 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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