Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0001 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 81.2%
World rank
41st
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.0047 units per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
36
1977–2023

Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1977–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.0040.0051977200020231977: 0.001 units per square kilometre1978: 0.002 units per square kilometre1979: 0.001 units per square kilometre1980: 0.002 units per square kilometre1981: 0.002 units per square kilometre1982: 0.002 units per square kilometre1983: 0.001 units per square kilometre1984: 0.001 units per square kilometre1985: 0.004 units per square kilometre1986: 0.001 units per square kilometre1987: 0 units per square kilometre1988: 0.001 units per square kilometre1989: 0 units per square kilometre1990: 0 units per square kilometre1991: 0 units per square kilometre1998: 0.001 units per square kilometre1999: 0 units per square kilometre2002: 0.001 units per square kilometre2003: 0 units per square kilometre2004: 0 units per square kilometre2006: 0 units per square kilometre2007: 0 units per square kilometre2008: 0 units per square kilometre2009: 0 units per square kilometre2010: 0 units per square kilometre2011: 0 units per square kilometre2012: 0 units per square kilometre2013: 0 units per square kilometre2014: 0 units per square kilometre2015: 0 units per square kilometre2016: 0 units per square kilometre2018: 0 units per square kilometre2020: 0 units per square kilometre2021: 0.005 units per square kilometre2022: 0 units per square kilometre2023: 0 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 81.2% on the previous year and up 262.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1991.

That places Afghanistan 41st out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1977 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1977 0.0015 units per square kilometre
1978 0.0021 units per square kilometre +41.9%
1979 0.0013 units per square kilometre -36.5%
1980 0.0025 units per square kilometre +85.3%
1981 0.0019 units per square kilometre -25.3%
1982 0.0023 units per square kilometre +22.6%
1983 0.0014 units per square kilometre -38.4%
1984 0.0005 units per square kilometre -61.1%
1985 0.0043 units per square kilometre +696.9%
1986 0.0011 units per square kilometre -75.3%
1987 0.0003 units per square kilometre -75.9%
1988 0.0015 units per square kilometre +466.1%
1989 0.0001 units per square kilometre -94.6%
1990 0.0002 units per square kilometre +156.9%
1991 0 units per square kilometre -97.7%
1998 0.0006 units per square kilometre +12666.7%
1999 0.0003 units per square kilometre -42.3%
2002 0.0015 units per square kilometre +341.2%
2003 0.0002 units per square kilometre -87.6%
2004 0.0001 units per square kilometre -33.1%
2006 0.0001 units per square kilometre -46.9%
2007 0.0001 units per square kilometre +65.1%
2008 0.0001 units per square kilometre -19.7%
2009 0 units per square kilometre -66.7%
2010 0 units per square kilometre +21.1%
2011 0 units per square kilometre -13.0%
2012 0.0001 units per square kilometre +85.0%
2013 0 units per square kilometre -35.1%
2014 0.0001 units per square kilometre +62.5%
2015 0.0001 units per square kilometre +89.7%
2016 0.0001 units per square kilometre -50.0%
2018 0.0001 units per square kilometre +43.2%
2020 0.0001 units per square kilometre +32.1%
2021 0.0047 units per square kilometre +4285.7%
2022 0.0001 units per square kilometre -98.4%
2023 0.0001 units per square kilometre +81.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 3
1980s 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 7
2010s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 8
2020s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 38 Palestine, State of 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 39 Mozambique 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 40 Netherlands 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 42 Eritrea 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 43 Malaysia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 44 Mauritania 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Afghanistan rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 41st out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 262.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total tetanus - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 7,747 data points, 1974–2023
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Total tetanus - number of reported cases divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.