Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1974–2023
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 Sri Lanka is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0323 units per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 1991 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -95.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +633.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -54.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +85.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +137.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +68.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +633.3% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 42 Eritrea 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Malaysia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Mauritania 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Italy 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Rwanda 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Honduras 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0323 units per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 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.