Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Japan
Japan: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Japan, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 94 for total tetanus - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Japan peaked at 155 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 33, in 1993.
Japan ranks 24th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 155 | — |
| 1975 | 103 | -33.5% |
| 1976 | 90 | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 72 | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 59 | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 50 | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 41 | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 36 | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 56 | +55.6% |
| 1984 | 42 | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 62 | +44.2% |
| 1987 | 50 | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 53 | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 42 | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 47 | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 34 | -27.7% |
| 1993 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 44 | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 90 | +91.5% |
| 2001 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 69 | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 117 | +69.6% |
| 2008 | 123 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 113 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 104 | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 111 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 116 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 127 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 126 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 120 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 129 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 125 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 133 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 126 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 105 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 93 | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 86 | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 94 | +9.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +91.5% | 47 | 90 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.17 | 59 | 155 | 6 |
| 1980s | 47.5 | 36 | 62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41 | 33 | 47 | 5 |
| 2000s | 94 | 69 | 123 | 8 |
| 2010s | 121.7 | 104 | 133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5 | 86 | 105 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % 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 0.0155 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases in Japan?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Japan was 94 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 155 in 1974.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 1993.
- How does Japan rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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