Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Niger
Niger: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 15 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Niger, 1981–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Niger is 15, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Niger peaked at 311 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2024.
Niger ranks 27th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 311 | — |
| 1982 | 251 | -19.3% |
| 1983 | 210 | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 154 | -26.7% |
| 1985 | 115 | -25.3% |
| 1986 | 222 | +93.0% |
| 1987 | 285 | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 299 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 39 | -87.0% |
| 1991 | 74 | +89.7% |
| 1992 | 56 | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 46 | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 28 | -39.1% |
| 1995 | 61 | +117.9% |
| 1996 | 40 | -34.4% |
| 1997 | 33 | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 27 | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 30 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 55 | +83.3% |
| 2001 | 39 | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 32 | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 37 | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 43 | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 26 | -39.5% |
| 2006 | 21 | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 16 | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 3 | -72.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +900.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -55.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | — |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 15 is below the median for low income countries, which is 19, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +900.0% | 2 | 20 |
| 2014 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 230.88 | 115 | 311 | 8 |
| 1990s | 43.4 | 27 | 74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.6 | 14 | 55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % 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 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % 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 Niger?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Niger was 15 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 311 in 1981.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Niger ranks 27th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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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