Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Mozambique
Mozambique: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 139 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Mozambique, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total tetanus - number of reported cases in Mozambique is 139, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 61.6% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Mozambique peaked at 683 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 19th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 156 | — |
| 1975 | 124 | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 254 | +104.8% |
| 1977 | 438 | +72.4% |
| 1978 | 649 | +48.2% |
| 1979 | 683 | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 573 | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 343 | -40.1% |
| 1982 | 305 | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 224 | -26.6% |
| 1984 | 133 | -40.6% |
| 1985 | 170 | +27.8% |
| 1986 | 161 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 136 | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 137 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 152 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 102 | -32.9% |
| 1991 | 132 | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 101 | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 90 | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 81 | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 50 | -38.3% |
| 1997 | 69 | +38.0% |
| 1998 | 61 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 57 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 65 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 25 | -59.0% |
| 2003 | 49 | +96.0% |
| 2004 | 30 | -38.8% |
| 2005 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 18 | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 11 | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 41 | +272.7% |
| 2011 | 60 | +46.3% |
| 2012 | 110 | +83.3% |
| 2013 | 59 | -46.4% |
| 2015 | 281 | +376.3% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 160 | — |
| 2020 | 155 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 107 | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 105 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 126 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 86 | -31.7% |
| 2025 | 139 | +61.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 139 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 139 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5, 8.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +376.3% | 59 | 281 |
| 2009 | +272.7% | 11 | 41 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 384 | 124 | 683 | 6 |
| 1980s | 233.4 | 133 | 573 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.56 | 50 | 132 | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.3 | 11 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.67 | 0 | 281 | 6 |
| 2020s | 119.67 | 86 | 155 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 16 Brazil 216 compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 199 compare
- 18 Ethiopia 148 compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 130 compare
- 21 Madagascar 128 compare
- 22 Guinea 113 compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases in Mozambique?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Mozambique was 139 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 683 in 1979.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Mozambique ranks 19th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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