Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Kenya
Kenya: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 89 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Kenya, 1982–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 89 for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
That represents a change of up 178.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Kenya peaked at 1,612 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 10th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 497 | — |
| 1985 | 17 | -96.6% |
| 1986 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 1990 | 1,612 | +6908.7% |
| 1993 | 8 | -99.5% |
| 1994 | 50 | +525.0% |
| 1995 | 30 | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 23 | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 71 | +163.0% |
| 1999 | 259 | +264.8% |
| 2000 | 1,278 | +393.4% |
| 2001 | 132 | -89.7% |
| 2002 | 95 | -28.0% |
| 2003 | 41 | -56.8% |
| 2004 | 78 | +90.2% |
| 2005 | 56 | -28.2% |
| 2006 | 38 | -32.1% |
| 2007 | 52 | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 30 | -42.3% |
| 2009 | 9 | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 36 | +3500.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 317 | +890.6% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 29 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 89 | — |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 89 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 44.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 89 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 17.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +6908.7% | 23 | 1,612 |
| 2014 | +3500.0% | 1 | 36 |
| 2016 | +890.6% | 32 | 317 |
| 1994 | +525.0% | 8 | 50 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 179 | 17 | 497 | 3 |
| 1990s | 260 | 8 | 1,612 | 8 |
| 2000s | 180.9 | 9 | 1,278 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.83 | 1 | 317 | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.6 | 0 | 89 | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 Kenya?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Kenya was 89 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,612 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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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