Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Australia
Australia: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Australia, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total tetanus - number of reported cases in Australia is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Australia peaked at 15 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2022.
Australia ranks 95th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 12 | — |
| 1975 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 3 | -72.7% |
| 1977 | 13 | +333.3% |
| 1978 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 9 | -40.0% |
| 1981 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 1985 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 1986 | 5 | -54.5% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11 | +120.0% |
| 1990 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 1991 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 14 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2000 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2001 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2002 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2013 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2017 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.33 | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.7 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.22 | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.56 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases in Australia?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Australia was 1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 1979.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Australia ranks 95th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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