Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda
Uganda: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 903 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda, 1975–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda is 903, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 70.8% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda peaked at 3,489 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19, in 1979.
Uganda ranks 7th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,215 | — |
| 1976 | 1,513 | +24.5% |
| 1977 | 55 | -96.4% |
| 1978 | 111 | +101.8% |
| 1979 | 19 | -82.9% |
| 1980 | 48 | +152.6% |
| 1981 | 66 | +37.5% |
| 1982 | 40 | -39.4% |
| 1983 | 575 | +1337.5% |
| 1988 | 270 | -53.0% |
| 1989 | 381 | +41.1% |
| 1990 | 288 | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 307 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 339 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 710 | +109.4% |
| 2005 | 107 | -84.9% |
| 2006 | 1,166 | +989.7% |
| 2007 | 1,007 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 1,646 | +63.5% |
| 2009 | 1,304 | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 1,822 | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 623 | -65.8% |
| 2012 | 1,019 | +63.6% |
| 2013 | 2,928 | +187.3% |
| 2014 | 1,358 | -53.6% |
| 2015 | 1,804 | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 985 | -45.4% |
| 2017 | 102 | -89.6% |
| 2018 | 1,049 | +928.4% |
| 2019 | 1,360 | +29.6% |
| 2020 | 1,329 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 57 | -95.7% |
| 2022 | 67 | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 3,489 | +5107.5% |
| 2024 | 3,094 | -11.3% |
| 2025 | 903 | -70.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 903 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 15.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 903 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5, 54.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +5107.5% | 67 | 3,489 |
| 1983 | +1337.5% | 40 | 575 |
| 2006 | +989.7% | 107 | 1,166 |
| 2018 | +928.4% | 102 | 1,049 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 582.6 | 19 | 1,513 | 5 |
| 1980s | 230 | 40 | 575 | 6 |
| 1990s | 311.33 | 288 | 339 | 3 |
| 2000s | 990 | 107 | 1,646 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,305 | 102 | 2,928 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,490 | 57 | 3,489 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 4 Central African Republic 2,072 compare
- 5 Angola 992 compare
- 6 Philippines 950 compare
- 8 Ghana 590 compare
- 9 Chad 573 compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 458 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in Uganda was 903 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3,489 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 1979.
- How does Uganda rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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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