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
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Iraq, 1976–2024
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 63 Albania 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Algeria 0 cases per million compare
- 63 American Samoa 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Andorra 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Anguilla 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Argentina 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Armenia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Aruba 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Australia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Austria 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Azerbaijan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Bahamas 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Bahrain 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Barbados 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Belarus 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Belgium 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Belize 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Bermuda 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Bhutan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Bolivia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Botswana 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Brazil 0 cases per million compare
- 63 British Virgin Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Brunei 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Bulgaria 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Canada 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Cape Verde 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Cayman Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Chile 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Cook Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Costa Rica 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Croatia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Cuba 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Cyprus 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Czechia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Denmark 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Djibouti 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Dominica 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Ecuador 0 cases per million compare
- 63 El Salvador 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Eritrea 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Estonia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Eswatini 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Finland 0 cases per million compare
- 63 France 0 cases per million compare
- 63 French Polynesia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Gambia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Georgia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Germany 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Greece 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Grenada 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Guam 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Guatemala 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Guyana 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Honduras 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Hong Kong 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Hungary 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Iceland 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Israel 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Italy 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Jamaica 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Japan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Jordan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Kazakhstan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Kiribati 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Kuwait 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Latvia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Lesotho 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Libya 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Lithuania 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Macao 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Maldives 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Marshall Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Mauritania 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Mauritius 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Micronesia (country) 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Moldova 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Monaco 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Mongolia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Montenegro 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Montserrat 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Nauru 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Nepal 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Netherlands 0 cases per million compare
- 63 New Caledonia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 New Zealand 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Nicaragua 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Niger 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Niue 0 cases per million compare
- 63 North Korea 0 cases per million compare
- 63 North Macedonia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Northern Mariana Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Norway 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Oman 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Palau 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Palestine 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Panama 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Paraguay 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Poland 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Portugal 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Qatar 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Romania 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Russia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Rwanda 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Saint Lucia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Samoa 0 cases per million compare
- 63 San Marino 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Senegal 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Serbia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Seychelles 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Sierra Leone 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Singapore 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Slovakia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Slovenia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Solomon Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 63 South Korea 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Spain 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Sudan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Suriname 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Sweden 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Tajikistan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Tokelau 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Tonga 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Tunisia 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Turkey 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Turkmenistan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Tuvalu 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Ukraine 0 cases per million compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 0 cases per million compare
- 63 United Kingdom 0 cases per million compare
- 63 United States 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Uruguay 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Uzbekistan 0 cases per million compare
- 63 Vanuatu 0 cases per million compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.96 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4693 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0842 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.077 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.27 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 143.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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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Confirmed neonatal tetanus cases per million.