Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Senegal
Senegal: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Senegal, 1982–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3 for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Senegal peaked at 704 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Senegal 43rd 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 704 | — |
| 1987 | 17 | -97.6% |
| 1988 | 91 | +435.3% |
| 1989 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 67 | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 100 | +49.3% |
| 1992 | 52 | -48.0% |
| 1993 | 63 | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 24 | -61.9% |
| 1996 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 16 | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | -68.8% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 45 | — |
| 2002 | 38 | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 33 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 26 | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 13 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +53.8% |
| 2007 | 28 | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | -42.9% |
| 2009 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 21 | +75.0% |
| 2012 | 14 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 4 | -71.4% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | +160.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -76.9% |
| 2018 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 3 | — |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +435.3% | 17 | 91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 223 | 17 | 704 | 4 |
| 1990s | 40.56 | 5 | 100 | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.5 | 0 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- 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 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Senegal?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Senegal was 3 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 704 in 1982.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Senegal ranks 43rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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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