Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Mauritania
Mauritania: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
65th
of 210 countries
All-time high
126
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1993
Years of data
37
1984–2025
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Mauritania, 1984–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Mauritania is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Mauritania peaked at 126 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 65th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 58 | — |
| 1985 | 99 | +70.7% |
| 1986 | 120 | +21.2% |
| 1987 | 44 | -63.3% |
| 1988 | 34 | -22.7% |
| 1989 | 20 | -41.2% |
| 1990 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 26 | +62.5% |
| 1992 | 6 | -76.9% |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | — |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11 | +1000.0% |
| 1999 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 2 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 126 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1000.0% | 1 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.5 | 20 | 120 | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.89 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.62 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020s | 21 | 0 | 126 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Mauritania?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Mauritania was 0 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 126 in 2023.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Mauritania ranks 65th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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