Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 335 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Pakistan, 1976–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Pakistan stood at 335.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Pakistan peaked at 8,143 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
That places Pakistan 12th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 210 | — |
| 1977 | 410 | +95.2% |
| 1978 | 557 | +35.9% |
| 1979 | 670 | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 2,738 | +308.7% |
| 1981 | 2,846 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 3,856 | +35.5% |
| 1983 | 4,880 | +26.6% |
| 1984 | 5,599 | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 8,143 | +45.4% |
| 1986 | 6,137 | -24.6% |
| 1987 | 3,190 | -48.0% |
| 1988 | 2,164 | -32.2% |
| 1989 | 1,494 | -31.0% |
| 1990 | 4,080 | +173.1% |
| 1991 | 1,544 | -62.2% |
| 1992 | 1,875 | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 1,858 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,940 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1,687 | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 2,125 | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 2,119 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,957 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 1,610 | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 1,465 | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 1,184 | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 1,016 | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 890 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 649 | -27.1% |
| 2005 | 697 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 610 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 743 | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 984 | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 816 | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 559 | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 516 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 320 | -38.0% |
| 2013 | 898 | +180.6% |
| 2015 | 667 | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 478 | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 509 | — |
| 2020 | 504 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 509 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 407 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 301 | -26.0% |
| 2025 | 335 | +11.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 335 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 83.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 335 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 335.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +308.7% | 670 | 2,738 |
| 2013 | +180.6% | 320 | 898 |
| 1990 | +173.1% | 1,494 | 4,080 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 461.75 | 210 | 670 | 4 |
| 1980s | 4,105 | 1,494 | 8,143 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,080 | 1,544 | 4,080 | 10 |
| 2000s | 905.4 | 610 | 1,465 | 10 |
| 2010s | 493.38 | 0 | 898 | 8 |
| 2020s | 411.2 | 301 | 509 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Pakistan was 335 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,143 in 1985.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Pakistan ranks 12th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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