Total tetanus - number of reported cases in World
World: Total tetanus - number of reported cases was 27,200 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in World, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, total tetanus - number of reported cases in World stood at 27,200.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 163.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total tetanus - number of reported cases in World peaked at 115,440 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6,705, in 2022.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total tetanus - number of reported cases in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 113,936 | — |
| 1981 | 105,679 | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 115,440 | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 99,078 | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 89,587 | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 104,546 | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 85,859 | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 75,932 | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 73,310 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 78,693 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 64,737 | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 46,292 | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 39,931 | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 42,530 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 48,086 | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 13,019 | -72.9% |
| 1996 | 12,537 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 23,145 | +84.6% |
| 1998 | 20,469 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 15,951 | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 23,711 | +48.6% |
| 2001 | 20,800 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 31,376 | +50.8% |
| 2003 | 14,220 | -54.7% |
| 2004 | 13,987 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 15,675 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 15,305 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 20,361 | +33.0% |
| 2008 | 15,850 | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 11,981 | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 11,181 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 12,649 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 10,475 | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 13,532 | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 12,531 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 10,338 | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 13,813 | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 12,509 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 15,103 | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 14,745 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 11,897 | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 9,828 | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 6,705 | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 21,890 | +226.5% |
| 2024 | 22,821 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 27,200 | +19.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total tetanus - number of reported cases in World 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 | +226.5% | 6,705 | 21,890 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94,206 | 73,310 | 115,440 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,670 | 12,537 | 64,737 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,327 | 11,981 | 31,376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,688 | 10,338 | 15,103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,724 | 6,705 | 27,200 | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total tetanus - number of reported cases in World?
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases in World was 27,200 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 115,440 in 1982.
- What is the lowest total tetanus - number of reported cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,705 in 2022.
- How does World rank for total tetanus - number of reported cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total tetanus - number of reported cases rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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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