Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda
Uganda: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 111 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda, 1988–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 111 for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda peaked at 1,690 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2019.
That places Uganda 8th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 144 | — |
| 1989 | 110 | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 129 | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 605 | +369.0% |
| 1994 | 523 | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 307 | -41.3% |
| 1996 | 167 | -45.6% |
| 1997 | 158 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 583 | +269.0% |
| 1999 | 209 | -64.2% |
| 2000 | 470 | +124.9% |
| 2001 | 520 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 611 | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 316 | -48.3% |
| 2004 | 152 | -51.9% |
| 2005 | 107 | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 143 | +33.6% |
| 2007 | 102 | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 100 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 151 | +51.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 207 | +111.2% |
| 2012 | 149 | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 406 | +172.5% |
| 2014 | 84 | -79.3% |
| 2015 | 136 | +61.9% |
| 2016 | 73 | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 16 | -78.1% |
| 2018 | 78 | +387.5% |
| 2019 | 11 | -85.9% |
| 2020 | 35 | +218.2% |
| 2021 | 14 | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 67 | +378.6% |
| 2023 | 1,690 | +2422.4% |
| 2024 | 686 | -59.4% |
| 2025 | 111 | -83.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 127 | 110 | 144 | 2 |
| 1990s | 335.12 | 129 | 605 | 8 |
| 2000s | 267.2 | 100 | 611 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.8 | 11 | 406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 433.83 | 14 | 1,690 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda was 111 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,690 in 2023.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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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