Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Malawi
Malawi: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Malawi stood at 2.
That represents a change of down 75.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Malawi peaked at 405 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
That places Malawi 46th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 163 | — |
| 1981 | 395 | +142.3% |
| 1982 | 358 | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 405 | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 274 | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 391 | +42.7% |
| 1986 | 327 | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 196 | -40.1% |
| 1990 | 211 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 84 | -60.2% |
| 1993 | 37 | -56.0% |
| 1994 | 14 | -62.2% |
| 1995 | 6 | -57.1% |
| 1996 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 1997 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -87.5% |
| 1999 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 2000 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2005 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | -87.5% |
| 2013 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -85.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -77.8% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | -75.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 19, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +700.0% | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 | +600.0% | 1 | 7 |
| 1999 | +500.0% | 1 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 313.62 | 163 | 405 | 8 |
| 1990s | 40.89 | 1 | 211 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.3 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 Malawi?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Malawi was 2 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 405 in 1983.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Malawi ranks 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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