Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 148 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Ethiopia, 1982–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Ethiopia stood at 148.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 722.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Ethiopia peaked at 300 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 5th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 220 | — |
| 1983 | 157 | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 145 | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 151 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 117 | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 107 | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 300 | +180.4% |
| 1990 | 39 | -87.0% |
| 1992 | 94 | +141.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | -94.7% |
| 1997 | 27 | +440.0% |
| 1998 | 16 | -40.7% |
| 1999 | 35 | +118.8% |
| 2000 | 20 | -42.9% |
| 2001 | 11 | -45.0% |
| 2002 | 56 | +409.1% |
| 2003 | 43 | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 55 | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 102 | +78.9% |
| 2007 | 62 | -39.2% |
| 2008 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 50 | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 75 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 33 | -56.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 16 | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 14 | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 107 | +664.3% |
| 2020 | 45 | -57.9% |
| 2021 | 31 | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 22 | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 139 | +595.0% |
| 2025 | 148 | +6.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 148 is above the median for low income countries, which is 19, 7.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 148 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 29.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +664.3% | 14 | 107 |
| 2024 | +595.0% | 20 | 139 |
| 1997 | +440.0% | 5 | 27 |
| 2002 | +409.1% | 11 | 56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 171 | 107 | 300 | 7 |
| 1990s | 36 | 5 | 94 | 6 |
| 2000s | 52.2 | 11 | 102 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1 | 14 | 107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5 | 20 | 148 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Ethiopia?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Ethiopia was 148 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 300 in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 722.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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