Neonatal tetanus: reported cases by country

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2,458

cases reported to WHO in 2025

sum over 181 reporting countries

217

countries with a series

Sums across countries depend on which countries reported that year, shown beside each total. A fall in the sum can be fewer reports, not fewer cases.

Reported cases worldwide, by year

Sum of reported Neonatal tetanus cases by year with the number of reporting countries
Year	Reported cases (sum)	Countries reporting
2001	14,017	182
2002	11,633	172
2003	9,043	178
2004	9,414	171
2005	9,848	178
2006	8,416	174
2007	6,225	185
2008	6,635	178
2009	5,611	184
2010	5,085	185
2011	4,295	186
2012	4,654	183
2013	4,149	171
2014	2,238	146
2015	3,580	151
2016	1,997	151
2017	2,266	170
2018	1,803	186
2019	2,173	172
2020	2,300	164
2021	4,140	164
2022	2,099	172
2023	4,585	178
2024	3,368	184
2025	2,458	181

By country, latest report

Sorted by incidence rate (per 1,000 live births). Hover or focus a grade for its reason.

Neonatal tetanus reported cases and incidence by country
Country	Reported cases	Rate (per 1,000 live births)	Trend since 2000	Data quality
ChadAfrica	2452025	0.3		B · good
SomaliaEastern Mediterranean	1822013	0.3		no data
FijiWestern Pacific	42023	0.2		D · poor
GuineaAfrica	1132025	0.2		A · strong
SamoaWestern Pacific	12025	0.2		C · weak
South SudanAfrica	572025	0.2		C · weak
AngolaAfrica	792025	0.1		B · good
BurundiAfrica	262025	0.1		A · strong
ComorosAfrica	22025	0.1		A · strong
CongoAfrica	112025	0.1		A · strong
Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica	3902025	0.1		A · strong
Equatorial GuineaAfrica	52025	0.1		A · strong
GabonAfrica	52025	0.1		A · strong
HaitiAmericas	162025	0.1		B · good
KenyaAfrica	892025	0.1		C · weak
Lao People's Democratic RepublicWestern Pacific	152025	0.1		A · strong
MadagascarAfrica	632025	0.1		A · strong
MozambiqueAfrica	1392025	0.1		B · good
Sierra LeoneAfrica	382025	0.1		A · strong
UgandaAfrica	1112025	0.1		A · strong
YemenEastern Mediterranean	1032025	0.1		B · good
AfghanistanEastern Mediterranean	192025	0		B · good
AlbaniaEurope	02025	0		B · good
AlgeriaAfrica	02025	0		C · weak
American Samoa	02011	0		no data
AndorraEurope	02025	0		C · weak
AnguillaAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
Antigua and BarbudaAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
ArgentinaAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
ArmeniaEurope	02025	0		B · good
ArubaAmericas	02023	0		D · poor
AustraliaWestern Pacific	02021	0		D · poor
AustriaEurope	02025	0		D · poor
AzerbaijanEurope	02025	0		B · good
BahamasAmericas	02025	0		B · good
BahrainEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		B · good
BangladeshSouth-East Asia	352025	0		A · strong
BarbadosAmericas	02025	0		B · good
BelarusEurope	02025	0		B · good
BelgiumEurope	02025	0		D · poor
BelizeAmericas	02025	0		B · good
BeninAfrica	212025	0		B · good
BermudaAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
BhutanSouth-East Asia	02025	0		B · good
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Americas	02025	0		B · good
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope	02025	0		C · weak
BotswanaAfrica	02025	0		C · weak
BrazilAmericas	02025	0		A · strong
British Virgin IslandsAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
Brunei DarussalamWestern Pacific	02025	0		B · good
BulgariaEurope	02025	0		C · weak
Burkina FasoAfrica	42025	0		A · strong
Cabo VerdeAfrica	02025	0		C · weak
CambodiaWestern Pacific	42025	0		A · strong
CameroonAfrica	172025	0		A · strong
CanadaAmericas	02025	0		D · poor
Cayman IslandsAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
Central African RepublicAfrica	02025	0		A · strong
ChileAmericas	02025	0		B · good
ChinaWestern Pacific	102025	0		B · good
China, Hong Kong SARWestern Pacific	02025	0		B · good
China, Macao SARWestern Pacific	02025	0		B · good
ColombiaAmericas	12025	0		A · strong
Cook IslandsWestern Pacific	02019	0		D · poor
Costa RicaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
CroatiaEurope	02025	0		B · good
CubaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
CuraçaoAmericas	02019	0		D · poor
CyprusEurope	02025	0		C · weak
CzechiaEurope	02025	0		B · good
Côte d'IvoireAfrica	122025	0		A · strong
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSouth-East Asia	02022	0		D · poor
DenmarkEurope	02025	0		C · weak
DjiboutiEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		C · weak
DominicaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
Dominican RepublicAmericas	02025	0		A · strong
EcuadorAmericas	02025	0		B · good
EgyptEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		A · strong
El SalvadorAmericas	02025	0		B · good
EritreaAfrica	02025	0		B · good
EstoniaEurope	02025	0		B · good
EswatiniAfrica	02025	0		B · good
EthiopiaAfrica	1482025	0		A · strong
FinlandEurope	02025	0		C · weak
FranceEurope	02024	0		C · weak
French PolynesiaWestern Pacific	02025	0		C · weak
GambiaAfrica	02025	0		B · good
GeorgiaEurope	02025	0		B · good
GermanyEurope	02000	0	too few points	no data
GhanaAfrica	22025	0		B · good
GreeceEurope	02025	0		B · good
GrenadaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
GuamWestern Pacific	02023	0		D · poor
GuatemalaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
Guinea-BissauAfrica	02025	0		B · good
GuyanaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
HondurasAmericas	02025	0		A · strong
HungaryEurope	02025	0		B · good
IcelandEurope	02025	0		B · good
IndiaSouth-East Asia	382025	0		A · strong
IndonesiaWestern Pacific	502025	0		A · strong
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Eastern Mediterranean	02025	0		A · strong
IraqEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		B · good
IrelandEurope	02025	0		C · weak
IsraelEurope	02022	0		D · poor
ItalyEurope	02025	0		C · weak
JamaicaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
JapanWestern Pacific	02025	0		C · weak
JordanEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		C · weak
KazakhstanEurope	02025	0		C · weak
KiribatiWestern Pacific	02025	0		D · poor
Kosovo (in accordance with UN Security Council resolution 1244 (1999))Europe	02025	0		C · weak
KuwaitEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		D · poor
KyrgyzstanEurope	02023	0		D · poor
LatviaEurope	02025	0		C · weak
LebanonEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		B · good
LesothoAfrica	02020	0		D · poor
LiberiaAfrica	72025	0		A · strong
LibyaEastern Mediterranean	02024	0		D · poor
LithuaniaEurope	02025	0		B · good
LuxembourgEurope	02025	0		C · weak
MalawiAfrica	22025	0		B · good
MalaysiaWestern Pacific	182025	0		A · strong
MaldivesSouth-East Asia	02025	0		C · weak
MaliAfrica	142025	0		B · good
MaltaEurope	02025	0		B · good
Marshall IslandsWestern Pacific	02025	0		C · weak
MauritaniaAfrica	02025	0		A · strong
MauritiusAfrica	02025	0		D · poor
MexicoAmericas	22025	0		A · strong
Micronesia (Federated States of)Western Pacific	02023	0		D · poor
MonacoEurope	02024	0		C · weak
MongoliaWestern Pacific	02025	0		C · weak
MontenegroEurope	02025	0		C · weak
MontserratAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
MoroccoEastern Mediterranean	32018	0		D · poor
MyanmarSouth-East Asia	72025	0		A · strong
NamibiaAfrica	12024	0		B · good
NaoeroWestern Pacific	02019	0		D · poor
NepalSouth-East Asia	32025	0		B · good
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)Europe	02025	0		C · weak
New CaledoniaWestern Pacific	02024	0		C · weak
New ZealandWestern Pacific	02025	0		C · weak
NicaraguaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
NigerAfrica	152025	0		A · strong
NigeriaAfrica	142025	0		A · strong
NiueWestern Pacific	02025	0		D · poor
North MacedoniaEurope	02025	0		C · weak
Northern Mariana IslandsWestern Pacific	02024	0		D · poor
NorwayEurope	02021	0		D · poor
OmanEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		B · good
PakistanEastern Mediterranean	3352025	0		B · good
PalauWestern Pacific	02025	0		D · poor
PanamaAmericas	12025	0		A · strong
Papua New GuineaWestern Pacific	22023	0		C · weak
ParaguayAmericas	02025	0		B · good
PeruAmericas	22025	0		A · strong
PhilippinesWestern Pacific	892025	0		A · strong
PolandEurope	02025	0		C · weak
PortugalEurope	02025	0		C · weak
QatarEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		C · weak
Republic of KoreaWestern Pacific	02025	0		C · weak
Republic of MoldovaEurope	02025	0		B · good
RomaniaEurope	02025	0		C · weak
Russian FederationEurope	02025	0		C · weak
RwandaAfrica	12025	0		A · strong
Saint Kitts and NevisAmericas	02024	0		C · weak
Saint LuciaAmericas	02025	0		B · good
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
San MarinoEurope	02025	0		B · good
Sao Tome and PrincipeAfrica	02021	0		D · poor
Saudi ArabiaEastern Mediterranean	12025	0		B · good
SenegalAfrica	32025	0		A · strong
SerbiaEurope	02025	0		B · good
SeychellesAfrica	02025	0		B · good
SingaporeWestern Pacific	02024	0		D · poor
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)Americas	02018	0		D · poor
SlovakiaEurope	02025	0		C · weak
SloveniaEurope	02025	0		B · good
Solomon IslandsWestern Pacific	02025	0		B · good
South AfricaAfrica	02025	0		B · good
SpainEurope	02025	0		C · weak
Sri LankaSouth-East Asia	02025	0		B · good
SudanEastern Mediterranean	222025	0		C · weak
SurinameAmericas	02025	0		B · good
SwedenEurope	02025	0		C · weak
SwitzerlandEurope	12023	0		D · poor
Syrian Arab RepublicEastern Mediterranean	22025	0		A · strong
TajikistanEurope	02021	0		D · poor
ThailandSouth-East Asia	12025	0		B · good
Timor-LesteSouth-East Asia	02025	0		B · good
TogoAfrica	42025	0		A · strong
TokelauWestern Pacific	02025	0		D · poor
TongaWestern Pacific	02025	0		C · weak
Trinidad and TobagoAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
TunisiaEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		B · good
TurkmenistanEurope	02025	0		C · weak
Turks and Caicos IslandsAmericas	02025	0		C · weak
TuvaluWestern Pacific	02019	0		D · poor
TürkiyeEurope	12025	0		A · strong
UkraineEurope	02025	0		C · weak
United Arab EmiratesEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		C · weak
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandEurope	02025	0		C · weak
United Republic of TanzaniaAfrica	132025	0		B · good
United States of AmericaAmericas	02023	0		D · poor
UruguayAmericas	02025	0		B · good
UzbekistanEurope	02024	0		D · poor
VanuatuWestern Pacific	02025	0		B · good
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Americas	12025	0		B · good
Viet NamWestern Pacific	272025	0		A · strong
Wallis and FutunaWestern Pacific	02018	0		D · poor
ZambiaAfrica	22025	0		B · good
ZimbabweAfrica	22025	0		A · strong
occupied Palestinian territory, including east JerusalemEastern Mediterranean	02025	0		D · poor
BonaireAmericas	02025	—		D · poor
SabaAmericas	02024	—	too few points	D · poor
Sint EustatiusAmericas	02024	—	too few points	D · poor

Sources

WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form reported cases and incidence rates, WHO Immunization Data Portal export downloaded 21 October 2026.
Reported cases undercount infections; see how grades are assigned.