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Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Iraq

Iraq: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people was 0 cases per million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 cases per million
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
63rd
of 210 countries
All-time high
86.1 cases per million
in 1976
All-time low
0 cases per million
in 2020
Years of data
46
1976–2024

Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Iraq, 1976–2024

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Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cases per million.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0 cases per million for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Iraq peaked at 86.1 cases per million in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 cases per million, in 2020.

That places Iraq 63rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Iraq, year by year

Year cases per million Change
1976 86.1 cases per million —
1977 72.34 cases per million -16.0%
1978 75.12 cases per million +3.8%
1979 70.39 cases per million -6.3%
1980 65.55 cases per million -6.9%
1981 57.33 cases per million -12.5%
1982 64 cases per million +11.6%
1983 48.58 cases per million -24.1%
1984 41.41 cases per million -14.8%
1985 43.36 cases per million +4.7%
1986 19.29 cases per million -55.5%
1987 6.29 cases per million -67.4%
1988 16.68 cases per million +165.2%
1989 12.32 cases per million -26.1%
1990 8.65 cases per million -29.8%
1991 5.97 cases per million -31.0%
1992 12.73 cases per million +113.2%
1993 8.91 cases per million -30.0%
1994 4.42 cases per million -50.4%
1995 3.07 cases per million -30.5%
1996 3.53 cases per million +15.0%
1997 3.29 cases per million -6.8%
1998 1.66 cases per million -49.5%
1999 2.07 cases per million +24.7%
2000 1.51 cases per million -27.1%
2001 0.87 cases per million -42.4%
2004 0.58 cases per million -33.3%
2005 0.63 cases per million +8.6%
2006 0.31 cases per million -50.8%
2007 0.21 cases per million -32.3%
2008 0.31 cases per million +47.6%
2009 0.57 cases per million +83.9%
2010 0.35 cases per million -38.6%
2011 0.31 cases per million -11.4%
2012 0.33 cases per million +6.5%
2013 0.28 cases per million -15.2%
2014 0.08 cases per million -71.4%
2015 0.16 cases per million +100.0%
2016 0.13 cases per million -18.8%
2017 0.2 cases per million +53.8%
2018 0.07 cases per million -65.0%
2019 0.1 cases per million +42.9%
2020 0 cases per million -100.0%
2021 0 cases per million —
2023 0.04 cases per million —
2024 0 cases per million -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 75.99 cases per million 70.39 cases per million 86.1 cases per million 4
1980s 37.48 cases per million 6.29 cases per million 65.55 cases per million 10
1990s 5.43 cases per million 1.66 cases per million 12.73 cases per million 10
2000s 0.6238 cases per million 0.21 cases per million 1.51 cases per million 8
2010s 0.201 cases per million 0.07 cases per million 0.35 cases per million 10
2020s 0.01 cases per million 0 cases per million 0.04 cases per million 4

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  16. 63 Belarus 0 cases per million
  17. 63 Belgium 0 cases per million
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  19. 63 Bermuda 0 cases per million
  20. 63 Bhutan 0 cases per million compare
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  22. 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases per million
  23. 63 Botswana 0 cases per million compare
  24. 63 Brazil 0 cases per million compare
  25. 63 British Virgin Islands 0 cases per million
  26. 63 Brunei 0 cases per million compare
  27. 63 Bulgaria 0 cases per million
  28. 63 Canada 0 cases per million
  29. 63 Cape Verde 0 cases per million compare
  30. 63 Cayman Islands 0 cases per million
  31. 63 Chile 0 cases per million compare
  32. 63 Cook Islands 0 cases per million
  33. 63 Costa Rica 0 cases per million compare
  34. 63 Croatia 0 cases per million compare
  35. 63 Cuba 0 cases per million
  36. 63 Cyprus 0 cases per million
  37. 63 Czechia 0 cases per million
  38. 63 Denmark 0 cases per million
  39. 63 Djibouti 0 cases per million compare
  40. 63 Dominica 0 cases per million compare
  41. 63 Dominican Republic 0 cases per million compare
  42. 63 Ecuador 0 cases per million compare
  43. 63 El Salvador 0 cases per million compare
  44. 63 Eritrea 0 cases per million compare
  45. 63 Estonia 0 cases per million
  46. 63 Eswatini 0 cases per million compare
  47. 63 Finland 0 cases per million
  48. 63 France 0 cases per million
  49. 63 French Polynesia 0 cases per million compare
  50. 63 Gambia 0 cases per million compare
  51. 63 Georgia 0 cases per million
  52. 63 Germany 0 cases per million
  53. 63 Greece 0 cases per million compare
  54. 63 Grenada 0 cases per million
  55. 63 Guam 0 cases per million compare
  56. 63 Guatemala 0 cases per million compare
  57. 63 Guyana 0 cases per million compare
  58. 63 Honduras 0 cases per million compare
  59. 63 Hong Kong 0 cases per million compare
  60. 63 Hungary 0 cases per million compare
  61. 63 Iceland 0 cases per million
  62. 63 Ireland 0 cases per million
  63. 63 Israel 0 cases per million compare
  64. 63 Italy 0 cases per million
  65. 63 Jamaica 0 cases per million compare
  66. 63 Japan 0 cases per million
  67. 63 Jordan 0 cases per million compare
  68. 63 Kazakhstan 0 cases per million
  69. 63 Kiribati 0 cases per million compare
  70. 63 Kuwait 0 cases per million compare
  71. 63 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases per million
  72. 63 Latvia 0 cases per million
  73. 63 Lesotho 0 cases per million compare
  74. 63 Libya 0 cases per million compare
  75. 63 Lithuania 0 cases per million
  76. 63 Luxembourg 0 cases per million
  77. 63 Macao 0 cases per million compare
  78. 63 Maldives 0 cases per million compare
  79. 63 Malta 0 cases per million
  80. 63 Marshall Islands 0 cases per million
  81. 63 Mauritania 0 cases per million compare
  82. 63 Mauritius 0 cases per million compare
  83. 63 Micronesia (country) 0 cases per million compare
  84. 63 Moldova 0 cases per million
  85. 63 Monaco 0 cases per million
  86. 63 Mongolia 0 cases per million compare
  87. 63 Montenegro 0 cases per million
  88. 63 Montserrat 0 cases per million
  89. 63 Nauru 0 cases per million compare
  90. 63 Nepal 0 cases per million compare
  91. 63 Netherlands 0 cases per million compare
  92. 63 New Caledonia 0 cases per million compare
  93. 63 New Zealand 0 cases per million
  94. 63 Nicaragua 0 cases per million compare
  95. 63 Niger 0 cases per million compare
  96. 63 Niue 0 cases per million
  97. 63 North Korea 0 cases per million compare
  98. 63 North Macedonia 0 cases per million compare
  99. 63 Northern Mariana Islands 0 cases per million
  100. 63 Norway 0 cases per million
  101. 63 Oman 0 cases per million compare
  102. 63 Palau 0 cases per million
  103. 63 Palestine 0 cases per million compare
  104. 63 Panama 0 cases per million compare
  105. 63 Paraguay 0 cases per million compare
  106. 63 Poland 0 cases per million compare
  107. 63 Portugal 0 cases per million compare
  108. 63 Qatar 0 cases per million compare
  109. 63 Romania 0 cases per million compare
  110. 63 Russia 0 cases per million compare
  111. 63 Rwanda 0 cases per million compare
  112. 63 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases per million
  113. 63 Saint Lucia 0 cases per million
  114. 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases per million compare
  115. 63 Samoa 0 cases per million
  116. 63 San Marino 0 cases per million
  117. 63 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases per million compare
  118. 63 Senegal 0 cases per million compare
  119. 63 Serbia 0 cases per million compare
  120. 63 Seychelles 0 cases per million
  121. 63 Sierra Leone 0 cases per million compare
  122. 63 Singapore 0 cases per million compare
  123. 63 Slovakia 0 cases per million
  124. 63 Slovenia 0 cases per million
  125. 63 Solomon Islands 0 cases per million compare
  126. 63 South Korea 0 cases per million
  127. 63 Spain 0 cases per million compare
  128. 63 Sri Lanka 0 cases per million compare
  129. 63 Sudan 0 cases per million compare
  130. 63 Suriname 0 cases per million compare
  131. 63 Sweden 0 cases per million
  132. 63 Tajikistan 0 cases per million
  133. 63 Tokelau 0 cases per million
  134. 63 Tonga 0 cases per million compare
  135. 63 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases per million compare
  136. 63 Tunisia 0 cases per million compare
  137. 63 Turkey 0 cases per million compare
  138. 63 Turkmenistan 0 cases per million compare
  139. 63 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cases per million
  140. 63 Tuvalu 0 cases per million
  141. 63 Ukraine 0 cases per million
  142. 63 United Arab Emirates 0 cases per million compare
  143. 63 United Kingdom 0 cases per million compare
  144. 63 United States 0 cases per million compare
  145. 63 Uruguay 0 cases per million compare
  146. 63 Uzbekistan 0 cases per million
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Frequently asked questions

What is annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Iraq?
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Iraq was 0 cases per million in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 86.1 cases per million in 1976.
What is the lowest annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0 cases per million in 2020.
How does Iraq rank for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
Iraq ranks 63rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Unit
cases per million
Source
World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 7,819 data points, 1974–2024
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Confirmed neonatal tetanus cases per million.