Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled was 385 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Americas (WHO region), 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Americas (WHO region) recorded 385 for total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 7,055 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 236, in 2018.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7,055 | — |
| 1981 | 6,246 | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 6,305 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 6,062 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 6,118 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 5,572 | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 4,823 | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 4,447 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 3,901 | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 3,501 | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 3,142 | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 2,647 | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 2,317 | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 2,190 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 2,020 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 1,787 | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 1,491 | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 705 | -52.7% |
| 1998 | 2,268 | +221.7% |
| 1999 | 1,078 | -52.5% |
| 2000 | 1,756 | +62.9% |
| 2001 | 1,551 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 704 | -54.6% |
| 2003 | 902 | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 854 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 969 | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 917 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 723 | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 660 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 578 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 618 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 598 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 570 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 485 | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 517 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 568 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 533 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 545 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 236 | -56.7% |
| 2019 | 483 | +104.7% |
| 2020 | 381 | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 409 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 412 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 464 | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 441 | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 385 | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,403 | 3,501 | 7,055 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,964 | 705 | 3,142 | 10 |
| 2000s | 961.4 | 578 | 1,756 | 10 |
| 2010s | 515.3 | 236 | 618 | 10 |
| 2020s | 415.33 | 381 | 464 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
More health data for Americas (WHO region)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 72 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 24,640 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12,380 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 22.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -20.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 12,380 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 385 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 24,640 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 72 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Americas (WHO region)?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Americas (WHO region) was 385 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,055 in 1980.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 236 in 2018.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Total tetanus - number of reported cases with 793 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total tetanus - number of reported cases with 793 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.