Total tetanus - number of reported cases by country
Countries reporting
207
Highest
9,331
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0
Years covered
52
1974–2025
Data points
9,044
What the numbers show
Total tetanus - number of reported cases is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 9,331 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Wallis and Futuna.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 123.26.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 17,505.7%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Total tetanus - number of reported cases: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 9,331 | 2025 | up 17,505.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Kenya | 3,992 | 2025 | up 12,375.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3,919 | 2025 | up 279.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 992 | 2025 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Philippines | 950 | 2025 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Uganda | 903 | 2025 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Ghana | 590 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Chad | 573 | 2025 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 458 | 2025 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Vietnam | 366 | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 335 | 2025 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Somalia | 321 | 2013 | up 935.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Senegal | 248 | 2025 | up 6,100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 218 | 2025 | up 2,322.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 216 | 2025 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 199 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 148 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 139 | 2025 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 130 | 2025 | up 1,081.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Madagascar | 128 | 2025 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Guinea | 113 | 2025 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Yemen | 103 | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Japan | 94 | 2025 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 25 | Eritrea | 71 | 2025 | up 914.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 69 | 2025 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Burundi | 59 | 2025 | up 1,866.7% | volatile |
| 28 | South Sudan | 57 | 2025 | up 1,325.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 51 | 2025 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 41 | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Mexico | 40 | 2025 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 32 | India | 38 | 2025 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 27 | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 27 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 33 | United States | 27 | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 26 | 2018 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 37 | South Korea | 25 | 2025 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Italy | 23 | 2025 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 22 | 2025 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Sudan | 22 | 2025 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Benin | 21 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 19 | 2025 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 17 | 2025 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 16 | 2025 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 2025 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Haiti | 16 | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 16 | 2025 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Laos | 15 | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Niger | 15 | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 14 | 2025 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Russia | 13 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 52 | Tanzania | 13 | 2025 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Venezuela | 13 | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Congo | 11 | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Paraguay | 11 | 2025 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Aruba | 10 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | China | 10 | 2025 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Poland | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Syria | 10 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Namibia | 9 | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Germany | 8 | 2000 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 62 | United Kingdom | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Iran | 7 | 2025 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Liberia | 7 | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Myanmar | 7 | 2025 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Turkey | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Gabon | 5 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 5 | 2025 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Romania | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 70 | El Salvador | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Fiji | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Jamaica | 4 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Cambodia | 4 | 2025 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 4 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Canada | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Spain | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Guatemala | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Netherlands | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 3 | 2025 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Sweden | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Kuwait | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Lebanon | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Malawi | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Singapore | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Samoa | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Zambia | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Australia | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Rwanda | 1 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Slovenia | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Tunisia | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Andorra | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Austria | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 106 | Belgium | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Bahamas | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Bermuda | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Barbados | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Brunei | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Bhutan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Botswana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Cyprus | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Djibouti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Dominica | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Denmark | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Egypt | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Estonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | France | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Gambia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Grenada | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Guam | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Guyana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Croatia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Ireland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Iceland | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 106 | Israel | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Jordan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Kiribati | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Lesotho | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Lithuania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Latvia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Macao | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Moldova | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Maldives | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Malta | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Montenegro | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Mauritania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Norway | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Nauru | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 106 | New Zealand | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Oman | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Palau | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 106 | North Korea | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Palestine | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Qatar | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | San Marino | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Seychelles | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | East Timor | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Tonga | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Ukraine | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Anguilla | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Montserrat | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Niue | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Tokelau | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 27,200
- Africa (WHO region) 20,578
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 16,092
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 5,773
- Central African Republic 2,072
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 5,464
- Low income (World Bank) 5,130
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 524
- Americas (WHO region) 385
- High income (World Bank) 205
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 164
- Europe (WHO region) 85