Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in India
India: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 38 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in India, 1988–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 38 for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
That represents a change of down 45.7% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in India peaked at 11,849 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2019.
India ranks 16th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 11,849 | — |
| 1989 | 11,114 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 9,313 | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 11,241 | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 4,011 | -64.3% |
| 1993 | 4,439 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 2,285 | -48.5% |
| 1995 | 1,783 | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 1,313 | -26.4% |
| 1997 | 3,011 | +129.3% |
| 1998 | 2,049 | -31.9% |
| 1999 | 610 | -70.2% |
| 2000 | 3,287 | +438.9% |
| 2001 | 1,718 | -47.7% |
| 2002 | 1,580 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 1,720 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1,183 | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 821 | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 625 | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 1,076 | +72.2% |
| 2008 | 876 | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 898 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 521 | -42.0% |
| 2011 | 734 | +40.9% |
| 2012 | 588 | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 415 | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 492 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 491 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 227 | -53.8% |
| 2017 | 295 | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 129 | -56.3% |
| 2019 | 35 | -72.9% |
| 2020 | 162 | +362.9% |
| 2021 | 81 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 65 | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 70 | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 38 | -45.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 19.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 38 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.5, 25.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in India 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 | +438.9% | 610 | 3,287 |
| 2020 | +362.9% | 35 | 162 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,482 | 11,114 | 11,849 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4,006 | 610 | 11,241 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,378 | 625 | 3,287 | 10 |
| 2010s | 392.7 | 35 | 734 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.67 | 38 | 162 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 13 Madagascar 63 compare
- 14 South Sudan 57 compare
- 15 Indonesia 50 compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 38 compare
- 18 Bangladesh 35 compare
- 19 Vietnam 27 compare
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in India was 38 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 11,849 in 1988.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2019.
- How does India rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- India ranks 16th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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