Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 17 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Cameroon, 1984–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Cameroon is 17, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 51.4% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Cameroon peaked at 904 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 25th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 904 | — |
| 1985 | 537 | -40.6% |
| 1986 | 492 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 394 | -19.9% |
| 1988 | 358 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 490 | +36.9% |
| 1990 | 382 | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 449 | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 380 | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 271 | -28.7% |
| 1994 | 69 | -74.5% |
| 1995 | 57 | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 274 | +380.7% |
| 1997 | 171 | -37.6% |
| 1998 | 197 | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 238 | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 279 | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 207 | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 322 | +55.6% |
| 2003 | 196 | -39.1% |
| 2004 | 64 | -67.3% |
| 2005 | 36 | -43.8% |
| 2006 | 175 | +386.1% |
| 2007 | 48 | -72.6% |
| 2008 | 43 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 39 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 29 | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 23 | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 43 | +87.0% |
| 2014 | 33 | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 26 | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 58 | +123.1% |
| 2017 | 51 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 27 | -47.1% |
| 2019 | 7 | -74.1% |
| 2020 | 16 | +128.6% |
| 2021 | 31 | +93.8% |
| 2022 | 40 | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 36 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 17 | -51.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 8.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +386.1% | 36 | 175 |
| 1996 | +380.7% | 57 | 274 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 529.17 | 358 | 904 | 6 |
| 1990s | 248.8 | 57 | 449 | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.9 | 36 | 322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8 | 7 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.17 | 16 | 40 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Cameroon?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Cameroon was 17 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 904 in 1984.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Cameroon ranks 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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