Number of confirmed cases of tetanus in Japan
Japan: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus was 86 Cases in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus in Japan, 1974–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
In 2024, number of confirmed cases of tetanus in Japan stood at 86 Cases.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of confirmed cases of tetanus in Japan peaked at 155 Cases in 1974 and was at its lowest, 33 Cases, in 1993.
That places Japan 21st out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus in Japan, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 155 Cases | — |
| 1975 | 103 Cases | -33.5% |
| 1976 | 90 Cases | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 72 Cases | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 74 Cases | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 59 Cases | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 50 Cases | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 41 Cases | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 36 Cases | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 56 Cases | +55.6% |
| 1984 | 42 Cases | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 43 Cases | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 62 Cases | +44.2% |
| 1987 | 50 Cases | -19.4% |
| 1988 | 53 Cases | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 42 Cases | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 47 Cases | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 34 Cases | -27.7% |
| 1993 | 33 Cases | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 44 Cases | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 47 Cases | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 90 Cases | +91.5% |
| 2001 | 91 Cases | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80 Cases | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 69 Cases | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 69 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 117 Cases | +69.6% |
| 2008 | 123 Cases | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 113 Cases | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 104 Cases | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 111 Cases | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 116 Cases | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 127 Cases | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 126 Cases | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 120 Cases | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 129 Cases | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 125 Cases | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 133 Cases | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 126 Cases | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 105 Cases | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 93 Cases | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 86 Cases | -7.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of confirmed cases of tetanus in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +91.5% | 47 Cases | 90 Cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.17 Cases | 59 Cases | 155 Cases | 6 |
| 1980s | 47.5 Cases | 36 Cases | 62 Cases | 10 |
| 1990s | 41 Cases | 33 Cases | 47 Cases | 5 |
| 2000s | 94 Cases | 69 Cases | 123 Cases | 8 |
| 2010s | 121.7 Cases | 104 Cases | 133 Cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.67 Cases | 86 Cases | 105 Cases | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of confirmed cases of tetanus in Japan?
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus in Japan was 86 Cases in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of confirmed cases of tetanus recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 155 Cases in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of confirmed cases of tetanus recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 Cases in 1993.
- How does Japan rank for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Japan ranks 21st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of confirmed cases of tetanus rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of confirmed cases of tetanus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The annual number of confirmed cases of tetanus. Confirmed numbers underestimate the actual number of tetanus cases, due to limited testing and reporting capacity.