Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia, 1986–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1 for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia peaked at 37 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 25 | — |
| 1987 | 35 | +40.0% |
| 1988 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 29 | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 13 | -55.2% |
| 1991 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 35 | +133.3% |
| 1994 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 25 | -24.2% |
| 1996 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 10 | -61.5% |
| 2001 | 27 | +170.0% |
| 2002 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 37 | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 22 | -40.5% |
| 2006 | 18 | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 21 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 13 | -38.1% |
| 2009 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 4 | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 14 | +250.0% |
| 2012 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | -80.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | -75.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia 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 | +300.0% | 2 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.5 | 25 | 35 | 4 |
| 1990s | 21.89 | 10 | 35 | 9 |
| 2000s | 23 | 10 | 37 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.78 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia was 1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2004.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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