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Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Mauritania

Mauritania: 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
68.5 cases per million
in 1986
All-time low
0 cases per million
in 1993
Years of data
36
1984–2024

Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Mauritania, 1984–2024

02040601984200420241984: 35.1 cases per million1985: 58.2 cases per million1986: 68.5 cases per million1987: 24.4 cases per million1988: 18.3 cases per million1989: 10.5 cases per million1990: 8.2 cases per million1991: 12.9 cases per million1992: 2.9 cases per million1993: 0 cases per million1994: 0.44 cases per million1995: 0.43 cases per million1997: 0.41 cases per million1998: 4.5 cases per million1999: 3.5 cases per million2001: 3 cases per million2002: 1.5 cases per million2003: 1.4 cases per million2004: 0.7 cases per million2006: 0 cases per million2007: 0 cases per million2008: 0.63 cases per million2009: 0.3 cases per million2010: 0.29 cases per million2012: 0 cases per million2014: 1.6 cases per million2015: 0.5 cases per million2016: 0.49 cases per million2017: 0.71 cases per million2018: 0 cases per million2019: 0 cases per million2020: 0 cases per million2021: 0 cases per million2022: 0 cases per million2023: 25.1 cases per million2024: 0 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. Measured in cases per million.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0 cases per million for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 Mauritania peaked at 68.5 cases per million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 cases per million, in 1993.

Mauritania ranks 63rd of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritania, year by year

Year cases per million Change
1984 35.07 cases per million —
1985 58.16 cases per million +65.8%
1986 68.5 cases per million +17.8%
1987 24.4 cases per million -64.4%
1988 18.32 cases per million -24.9%
1989 10.51 cases per million -42.6%
1990 8.2 cases per million -22.0%
1991 12.94 cases per million +57.8%
1992 2.87 cases per million -77.8%
1993 0 cases per million -100.0%
1994 0.44 cases per million —
1995 0.43 cases per million -2.3%
1997 0.41 cases per million -4.7%
1998 4.45 cases per million +985.4%
1999 3.54 cases per million -20.4%
2001 2.99 cases per million -15.5%
2002 1.46 cases per million -51.2%
2003 1.43 cases per million -2.1%
2004 0.7 cases per million -51.0%
2006 0 cases per million -100.0%
2007 0 cases per million —
2008 0.63 cases per million —
2009 0.3 cases per million -52.4%
2010 0.29 cases per million -3.3%
2012 0 cases per million -100.0%
2014 1.56 cases per million —
2015 0.5 cases per million -67.9%
2016 0.49 cases per million -2.0%
2017 0.71 cases per million +44.9%
2018 0 cases per million -100.0%
2019 0 cases per million —
2020 0 cases per million —
2021 0 cases per million —
2022 0 cases per million —
2023 25.09 cases per million —
2024 0 cases per million -100.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0 cases per million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.12 cases per million. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0 cases per million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.415 cases per million. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Mauritania 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +985.4% 0.41 cases per million 4.45 cases per million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35.83 cases per million 10.51 cases per million 68.5 cases per million 6
1990s 3.7 cases per million 0 cases per million 12.94 cases per million 9
2000s 0.9387 cases per million 0 cases per million 2.99 cases per million 8
2010s 0.4437 cases per million 0 cases per million 1.56 cases per million 8
2020s 5.02 cases per million 0 cases per million 25.09 cases per million 5

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  1. 63 Albania 0 cases per million compare
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  6. 63 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases per million
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  9. 63 Aruba 0 cases per million
  10. 63 Australia 0 cases per million
  11. 63 Austria 0 cases per million
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  13. 63 Bahamas 0 cases per million
  14. 63 Bahrain 0 cases per million compare
  15. 63 Barbados 0 cases per million
  16. 63 Belarus 0 cases per million
  17. 63 Belgium 0 cases per million
  18. 63 Belize 0 cases per million compare
  19. 63 Bermuda 0 cases per million
  20. 63 Bhutan 0 cases per million compare
  21. 63 Bolivia 0 cases per million compare
  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 Iraq 0 cases per million compare
  63. 63 Ireland 0 cases per million
  64. 63 Israel 0 cases per million compare
  65. 63 Italy 0 cases per million
  66. 63 Jamaica 0 cases per million compare
  67. 63 Japan 0 cases per million
  68. 63 Jordan 0 cases per million compare
  69. 63 Kazakhstan 0 cases per million
  70. 63 Kiribati 0 cases per million compare
  71. 63 Kuwait 0 cases per million compare
  72. 63 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases per million
  73. 63 Latvia 0 cases per million
  74. 63 Lesotho 0 cases per million compare
  75. 63 Libya 0 cases per million compare
  76. 63 Lithuania 0 cases per million
  77. 63 Luxembourg 0 cases per million
  78. 63 Macao 0 cases per million compare
  79. 63 Maldives 0 cases per million compare
  80. 63 Malta 0 cases per million
  81. 63 Marshall Islands 0 cases per million
  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
  147. 63 Vanuatu 0 cases per million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Mauritania?
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people in Mauritania 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 Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 68.5 cases per million in 1986.
What is the lowest annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0 cases per million in 1993.
How does Mauritania rank for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
Mauritania ranks 63rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania 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.