Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Zambia
Zambia: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Zambia, 1984–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Zambia stood at 2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.4% on the previous year and down 92.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Zambia peaked at 388 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
Zambia ranks 46th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 147 | — |
| 1986 | 388 | +163.9% |
| 1987 | 270 | -30.4% |
| 1988 | 196 | -27.4% |
| 1990 | 57 | -70.9% |
| 1991 | 6 | -89.5% |
| 1992 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 29 | +480.0% |
| 1994 | 21 | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 15 | -37.5% |
| 1997 | 34 | +126.7% |
| 1999 | 161 | +373.5% |
| 2000 | 130 | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 39 | -70.0% |
| 2002 | 102 | +161.5% |
| 2003 | 41 | -59.8% |
| 2004 | 33 | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 29 | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 37 | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 26 | — |
| 2018 | 71 | +173.1% |
| 2019 | 26 | -63.4% |
| 2020 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 | +92.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | -94.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | -71.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +480.0% | 5 | 29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 250.25 | 147 | 388 | 4 |
| 1990s | 39.11 | 5 | 161 | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.4 | 0 | 130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.67 | 0 | 71 | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.6 | 2 | 50 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases in Zambia was 2 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 388 in 1986.
- What is the lowest neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Zambia 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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