Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled was 4 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 4 for total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 51 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 75th 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.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 42 | — |
| 1975 | 51 | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 39 | -23.5% |
| 1977 | 33 | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 40 | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 14 | -65.0% |
| 1980 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 2 | -81.8% |
| 1984 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 19 | +375.0% |
| 1986 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 3 | -82.4% |
| 1988 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 1990 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 1991 | 13 | +116.7% |
| 1992 | 5 | -61.5% |
| 1993 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 6 | -53.8% |
| 1998 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1 | -90.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | +100.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 4.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +500.0% | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | +500.0% | 1 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.5 | 14 | 51 | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.2 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % 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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % 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 total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled in Jamaica was 4 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 51 in 1975.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.
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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.