Total tetanus - number of reported cases in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in El Salvador, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total tetanus - number of reported cases in El Salvador is 5, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in El Salvador peaked at 162 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
El Salvador ranks 70th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 162 | — |
| 1975 | 147 | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 122 | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 147 | +20.5% |
| 1978 | 122 | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 114 | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 98 | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 88 | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 44 | -52.2% |
| 1984 | 62 | +40.9% |
| 1985 | 52 | -16.1% |
| 1986 | 43 | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 50 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 30 | -40.0% |
| 1993 | 18 | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 10 | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 4 | -60.0% |
| 1998 | 12 | +200.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | -41.7% |
| 2000 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2001 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2009 | 10 | +900.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -80.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +350.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +25.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 5.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +900.0% | 1 | 10 |
| 2011 | +350.0% | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135.67 | 114 | 162 | 6 |
| 1980s | 63.22 | 40 | 98 | 9 |
| 1990s | 13 | 4 | 30 | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.9 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % 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 El Salvador?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in El Salvador was 5 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 162 in 1974.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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