Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Congo
Congo: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 11 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Congo, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total tetanus - number of reported cases in Congo is 11, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Congo peaked at 278 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1997.
Congo ranks 55th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 206 | — |
| 1975 | 225 | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 211 | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 273 | +29.4% |
| 1978 | 278 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 232 | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 167 | -28.0% |
| 1981 | 134 | -19.8% |
| 1982 | 31 | -76.9% |
| 1983 | 23 | -25.8% |
| 1984 | 144 | +526.1% |
| 1985 | 250 | +73.6% |
| 1986 | 74 | -70.4% |
| 1987 | 42 | -43.2% |
| 1988 | 53 | +26.2% |
| 1989 | 39 | -26.4% |
| 1990 | 27 | -30.8% |
| 1991 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 5 | -80.8% |
| 1996 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | — |
| 2003 | 15 | +87.5% |
| 2004 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 25 | +108.3% |
| 2007 | 3 | -88.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +180.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 54 | — |
| 2021 | 18 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 8 | -55.6% |
| 2023 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | -21.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +526.1% | 23 | 144 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 237.5 | 206 | 278 | 6 |
| 1980s | 95.7 | 23 | 250 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.25 | 2 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.88 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.83 | 8 | 54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 Congo?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Congo was 11 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 278 in 1978.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1997.
- How does Congo rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Congo ranks 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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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