Total tetanus - number of reported cases in AFR
AFR: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 20,578 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in AFR, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 20,578 for total tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 483.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in AFR peaked at 21,571 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1,322, in 1995.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17,241 | — |
| 1981 | 19,925 | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 21,571 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 18,054 | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 16,104 | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 14,449 | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 11,896 | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 15,648 | +31.5% |
| 1988 | 14,425 | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 13,634 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 12,281 | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 8,887 | -27.6% |
| 1992 | 7,170 | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 6,817 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 1,707 | -75.0% |
| 1995 | 1,322 | -22.6% |
| 1996 | 4,634 | +250.5% |
| 1997 | 2,496 | -46.1% |
| 1998 | 2,874 | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 2,463 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 5,835 | +136.9% |
| 2001 | 6,482 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 10,872 | +67.7% |
| 2003 | 2,017 | -81.4% |
| 2004 | 2,417 | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 2,861 | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 5,825 | +103.6% |
| 2007 | 5,157 | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 5,505 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 4,607 | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 4,311 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 4,355 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4,737 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 5,149 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 2,900 | -43.7% |
| 2015 | 3,529 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 5,787 | +64.0% |
| 2017 | 2,791 | -51.8% |
| 2018 | 5,235 | +87.6% |
| 2019 | 3,606 | -31.1% |
| 2020 | 7,737 | +114.6% |
| 2021 | 2,926 | -62.2% |
| 2022 | 3,477 | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 16,324 | +369.5% |
| 2024 | 16,712 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 20,578 | +23.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in AFR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +369.5% | 3,477 | 16,324 |
| 1996 | +250.5% | 1,322 | 4,634 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,295 | 11,896 | 21,571 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,065 | 1,322 | 12,281 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,158 | 2,017 | 10,872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,240 | 2,791 | 5,787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,292 | 2,926 | 20,578 | 6 |
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- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 46.32 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 69.9 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 442.12 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 181,479 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 281,554 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases in AFR?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in AFR was 20,578 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 21,571 in 1982.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,322 in 1995.
- How does AFR rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- AFR ranks 2nd out of 17 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 483.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Total tetanus - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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