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

Kenya: Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0.0077 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0077 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 23,389.5%
World rank
2nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.0077 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
39
1974–2023

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

00.0020.0040.0060.0081974199820231974: 0.001 units per square kilometre1975: 0.001 units per square kilometre1976: 0.001 units per square kilometre1977: 0.001 units per square kilometre1978: 0.001 units per square kilometre1979: 0.001 units per square kilometre1980: 0.001 units per square kilometre1981: 0.007 units per square kilometre1982: 0.006 units per square kilometre1983: 0.003 units per square kilometre1984: 0.005 units per square kilometre1985: 0.002 units per square kilometre1986: 0 units per square kilometre1987: 0.001 units per square kilometre1988: 0.003 units per square kilometre1989: 0.002 units per square kilometre1990: 0.003 units per square kilometre1991: 0.002 units per square kilometre1992: 0.002 units per square kilometre1997: 0 units per square kilometre1998: 0.001 units per square kilometre2000: 0.002 units per square kilometre2002: 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 units per square kilometre2012: 0 units per square kilometre2013: 0 units per square kilometre2014: 0 units per square kilometre2015: 0 units per square kilometre2016: 0.005 units per square kilometre2018: 0 units per square kilometre2019: 0 units per square kilometre2020: 0.006 units per square kilometre2021: 0 units per square kilometre2022: 0 units per square kilometre2023: 0.008 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 Kenya is 0.0077 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 23,389.5% on the previous year and up 437,183.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Kenya peaked at 0.0077 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2018.

Kenya ranks 2nd 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 Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Kenya, 1974 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1974 0.0014 units per square kilometre
1975 0.0011 units per square kilometre -22.3%
1976 0.0012 units per square kilometre +10.7%
1977 0.0013 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1978 0.0011 units per square kilometre -10.2%
1979 0.0013 units per square kilometre +17.5%
1980 0.0015 units per square kilometre +9.6%
1981 0.0072 units per square kilometre +392.7%
1982 0.006 units per square kilometre -16.9%
1983 0.0035 units per square kilometre -41.6%
1984 0.0052 units per square kilometre +49.2%
1985 0.0016 units per square kilometre -70.2%
1986 0.0002 units per square kilometre -88.3%
1987 0.0006 units per square kilometre +228.2%
1988 0.0025 units per square kilometre +326.3%
1989 0.0018 units per square kilometre -27.3%
1990 0.003 units per square kilometre +61.5%
1991 0.0016 units per square kilometre -44.9%
1992 0.0016 units per square kilometre -2.0%
1997 0 units per square kilometre -97.0%
1998 0.0006 units per square kilometre +1155.6%
2000 0.0022 units per square kilometre +277.0%
2002 0.0002 units per square kilometre -92.6%
2005 0.0001 units per square kilometre -41.1%
2007 0.0001 units per square kilometre -7.1%
2008 0.0001 units per square kilometre -42.3%
2009 0 units per square kilometre -70.0%
2010 0 units per square kilometre -22.2%
2012 0 units per square kilometre -71.4%
2013 0 units per square kilometre -50.0%
2014 0.0001 units per square kilometre +3500.0%
2015 0.0001 units per square kilometre -11.4%
2016 0.0048 units per square kilometre +8545.4%
2018 0 units per square kilometre -100.0%
2019 0 units per square kilometre
2020 0.0056 units per square kilometre
2021 0 units per square kilometre -100.0%
2022 0 units per square kilometre
2023 0.0077 units per square kilometre +23389.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 6
1980s 0.003 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0072 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre 5
2000s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre 6
2010s 0.0006 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre 8
2020s 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 1 Uganda 0.0174 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Central African Republic 0.0047 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Philippines 0.0044 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Ghana 0.003 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Kenya?
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Kenya was 0.0077 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0077 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2018.
How does Kenya rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 2nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 437,183.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya 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.