Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia is 1, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia peaked at 158 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 95th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 146 | — |
| 1975 | 110 | -24.7% |
| 1976 | 114 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 135 | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 73 | -45.9% |
| 1979 | 131 | +79.5% |
| 1980 | 124 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 120 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 138 | +15.0% |
| 1983 | 158 | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 79 | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 54 | -32.5% |
| 1987 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62 | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 42 | -32.3% |
| 1990 | 33 | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 28 | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 55 | +83.3% |
| 1994 | 49 | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 39 | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 44 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 21 | -52.3% |
| 1999 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 35 | +84.2% |
| 2002 | 39 | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 43 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 48 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 32 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 26 | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 17 | -37.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 26 | +160.0% |
| 2012 | 21 | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 27 | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 13 | -51.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | -92.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | +366.7% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | -75.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +366.7% | 3 | 14 |
| 2021 | +300.0% | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | +200.0% | 1 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118.17 | 73 | 146 | 6 |
| 1980s | 91.1 | 42 | 158 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.8 | 19 | 55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.33 | 15 | 48 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.78 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Saudi Arabia was 1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 158 in 1983.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 95th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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