Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre was 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre in Japan, 1974–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Cases per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre for number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre in 2021.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Japan 28th out of 203 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | Cases per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | +91.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | -11.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 25 El Salvador 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 26 Brunei 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 27 Bangladesh 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 29 Chad 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 30 South Korea 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre compare
- 31 Yemen 0.0002 Cases per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0003 Cases per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 Cases per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Cases per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Japan rank for number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 28th out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.