Total tetanus - number of reported cases in EMR
EMR: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 524 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in EMR, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EMR recorded 524 for total tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in EMR peaked at 30,060 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17,721 | — |
| 1981 | 18,267 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 21,610 | +18.3% |
| 1983 | 18,788 | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 17,654 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 30,060 | +70.3% |
| 1986 | 22,205 | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 14,613 | -34.2% |
| 1988 | 13,886 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 13,297 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 9,815 | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 7,113 | -27.5% |
| 1992 | 5,602 | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 4,858 | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 4,183 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 3,316 | -20.7% |
| 1996 | 4,089 | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 3,986 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3,832 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 3,063 | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 2,134 | -30.3% |
| 2001 | 2,038 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2,900 | +42.3% |
| 2003 | 1,623 | -44.0% |
| 2004 | 847 | -47.8% |
| 2005 | 914 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 1,023 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 1,220 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 1,541 | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 1,194 | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 1,108 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 1,350 | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 767 | -43.2% |
| 2013 | 1,513 | +97.3% |
| 2014 | 243 | -83.9% |
| 2015 | 885 | +264.2% |
| 2016 | 52 | -94.1% |
| 2017 | 505 | +871.2% |
| 2018 | 228 | -54.9% |
| 2019 | 685 | +200.4% |
| 2020 | 716 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 3,215 | +349.0% |
| 2022 | 710 | -77.9% |
| 2023 | 669 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 469 | -29.9% |
| 2025 | 524 | +11.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in EMR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +871.2% | 52 | 505 |
| 2021 | +349.0% | 716 | 3,215 |
| 2015 | +264.2% | 243 | 885 |
| 2019 | +200.4% | 228 | 685 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,810 | 13,297 | 30,060 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,986 | 3,063 | 9,815 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,543 | 847 | 2,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 733.6 | 52 | 1,513 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,050 | 469 | 3,215 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases in EMR?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in EMR was 524 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 30,060 in 1985.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2016.
- How does EMR rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- EMR ranks 9th out of 17 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this EMR 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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