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

Benin: Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0007 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 17.5%
World rank
19th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.0065 units per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0 units per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
40
1974–2023

Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Benin, 1974–2023

00.0020.0040.0061974199820231974: 0.005 units per square kilometre1975: 0.004 units per square kilometre1976: 0.006 units per square kilometre1977: 0.005 units per square kilometre1978: 0.005 units per square kilometre1979: 0.005 units per square kilometre1980: 0.004 units per square kilometre1981: 0.004 units per square kilometre1982: 0.004 units per square kilometre1983: 0.004 units per square kilometre1984: 0.004 units per square kilometre1985: 0.006 units per square kilometre1986: 0.003 units per square kilometre1987: 0.004 units per square kilometre1988: 0.003 units per square kilometre1989: 0.002 units per square kilometre1995: 0.002 units per square kilometre1996: 0.001 units per square kilometre1998: 0 units per square kilometre1999: 0.003 units per square kilometre2000: 0.003 units per square kilometre2003: 0 units per square kilometre2004: 0 units per square kilometre2005: 0 units per square kilometre2007: 0 units per square kilometre2008: 0 units per square kilometre2009: 0 units per square kilometre2010: 0.001 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: 0.001 units per square kilometre2018: 0.001 units per square kilometre2019: 0.002 units per square kilometre2020: 0 units per square kilometre2021: 0.001 units per square kilometre2022: 0.001 units per square kilometre2023: 0.001 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.0007 units per square kilometre for total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 825.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0065 units per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2014.

Benin ranks 19th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Benin, year by year

Annual values for Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Benin, 1974 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1974 0.0055 units per square kilometre
1975 0.0042 units per square kilometre -23.6%
1976 0.0065 units per square kilometre +54.2%
1977 0.0046 units per square kilometre -28.2%
1978 0.0054 units per square kilometre +17.4%
1979 0.0052 units per square kilometre -4.1%
1980 0.0044 units per square kilometre -15.3%
1981 0.0039 units per square kilometre -11.0%
1982 0.0039 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1983 0.004 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1984 0.004 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1985 0.0056 units per square kilometre +42.0%
1986 0.0034 units per square kilometre -39.0%
1987 0.0039 units per square kilometre +13.7%
1988 0.0033 units per square kilometre -15.9%
1989 0.0024 units per square kilometre -28.3%
1995 0.0016 units per square kilometre -30.8%
1996 0.0006 units per square kilometre -60.9%
1998 0.0001 units per square kilometre -79.2%
1999 0.0026 units per square kilometre +1873.3%
2000 0.0026 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2003 0.0002 units per square kilometre -91.3%
2004 0.0002 units per square kilometre -32.0%
2005 0.0001 units per square kilometre -29.4%
2007 0.0001 units per square kilometre -25.0%
2008 0.0001 units per square kilometre -22.2%
2009 0 units per square kilometre -42.9%
2010 0.0007 units per square kilometre +1950.0%
2011 0.0001 units per square kilometre -92.7%
2012 0.0001 units per square kilometre +16.7%
2013 0.0001 units per square kilometre +14.3%
2014 0 units per square kilometre -62.5%
2015 0.0001 units per square kilometre +133.3%
2016 0.0011 units per square kilometre +1642.8%
2018 0.001 units per square kilometre -9.0%
2019 0.0022 units per square kilometre +127.0%
2020 0.0004 units per square kilometre -83.7%
2021 0.0005 units per square kilometre +41.5%
2022 0.0006 units per square kilometre +8.6%
2023 0.0007 units per square kilometre +17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0052 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre 6
1980s 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre 7
2010s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 9
2020s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 16 Burkina Faso 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 17 Dominican Republic 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 18 Lebanon 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 20 Liberia 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 21 Pakistan 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 22 Guinea 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Benin?
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0007 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per square kilometre in 1976.
What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2014.
How does Benin rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 19th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 825.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin 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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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.