Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Benin
Benin: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 21 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Benin, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 21 for total tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
That represents a change of down 59.6% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Benin peaked at 728 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2014.
Benin ranks 42nd of 210 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 618 | — |
| 1975 | 472 | -23.6% |
| 1976 | 728 | +54.2% |
| 1977 | 523 | -28.2% |
| 1978 | 614 | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 589 | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 499 | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 444 | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 445 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 449 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 448 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 636 | +42.0% |
| 1986 | 388 | -39.0% |
| 1987 | 441 | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 371 | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 266 | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 184 | -30.8% |
| 1996 | 72 | -60.9% |
| 1998 | 15 | -79.2% |
| 1999 | 296 | +1873.3% |
| 2000 | 288 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 25 | -91.3% |
| 2004 | 17 | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2010 | 82 | +1950.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | -92.7% |
| 2012 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2015 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2016 | 122 | +1642.9% |
| 2018 | 111 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 252 | +127.0% |
| 2020 | 41 | -83.7% |
| 2021 | 58 | +41.5% |
| 2022 | 63 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 74 | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 52 | -29.7% |
| 2025 | 21 | -59.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 21 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 5.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 21 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1950.0% | 4 | 82 |
| 1999 | +1873.3% | 15 | 296 |
| 2016 | +1642.9% | 7 | 122 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 590.67 | 472 | 728 | 6 |
| 1980s | 438.7 | 266 | 636 | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.75 | 15 | 296 | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.71 | 4 | 288 | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.44 | 3 | 252 | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.5 | 21 | 74 | 6 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases in Benin?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Benin was 21 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 728 in 1976.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Benin ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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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