Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Liberia
Liberia: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Liberia, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 7 for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.8% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Liberia peaked at 207 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
That places Liberia 35th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 207 | — |
| 1992 | 38 | -81.6% |
| 1993 | 119 | +213.2% |
| 1994 | 59 | -50.4% |
| 1995 | 24 | -59.3% |
| 1996 | 74 | +208.3% |
| 1997 | 84 | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 166 | +97.6% |
| 1999 | 174 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 152 | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 43 | -71.7% |
| 2002 | 21 | -51.2% |
| 2003 | 40 | +90.5% |
| 2004 | 1 | -97.5% |
| 2005 | 13 | +1200.0% |
| 2006 | 22 | +69.2% |
| 2007 | 13 | -40.9% |
| 2008 | 8 | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 12 | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 22 | +266.7% |
| 2018 | 14 | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 39 | +178.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | -97.4% |
| 2021 | 46 | +4500.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | -73.9% |
| 2023 | 53 | +341.7% |
| 2024 | 33 | -37.7% |
| 2025 | 7 | -78.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 7 is below the median for low income countries, which is 19, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +4500.0% | 1 | 46 |
| 2005 | +1200.0% | 1 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 207 | 207 | 207 | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.25 | 24 | 174 | 8 |
| 2000s | 31.7 | 1 | 152 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.33 | 1 | 53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 Liberia?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Liberia was 7 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 207 in 1980.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Liberia rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Liberia ranks 35th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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