Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Nigeria
Nigeria: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 14 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Nigeria, 1989–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 14 for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 64.1% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Nigeria peaked at 1,903 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2025.
That places Nigeria 29th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 498 | — |
| 1990 | 1,060 | +112.9% |
| 1991 | 1,103 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 896 | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 1,879 | +109.7% |
| 1994 | 693 | -63.1% |
| 1995 | 388 | -44.0% |
| 1996 | 1,117 | +187.9% |
| 1997 | 656 | -41.3% |
| 1998 | 1,871 | +185.2% |
| 2000 | 1,643 | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 1,441 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 752 | -47.8% |
| 2004 | 777 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1,903 | +144.9% |
| 2006 | 1,667 | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 163 | -90.2% |
| 2008 | 721 | +342.3% |
| 2009 | 90 | -87.5% |
| 2010 | 176 | +95.6% |
| 2011 | 82 | -53.4% |
| 2012 | 110 | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 468 | +325.5% |
| 2014 | 104 | -77.8% |
| 2015 | 53 | -49.0% |
| 2016 | 34 | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 187 | +450.0% |
| 2018 | 130 | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 137 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 55 | -59.9% |
| 2021 | 39 | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 55 | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 39 | -31.6% |
| 2025 | 14 | -64.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +450.0% | 34 | 187 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 498 | 498 | 498 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,074 | 388 | 1,879 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,017 | 90 | 1,903 | 9 |
| 2010s | 148.1 | 34 | 468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.17 | 14 | 57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Nigeria was 14 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,903 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2025.
- How does Nigeria rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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