Dataset
Annual new cases of tetanus in children under five, by world region
owid.number-of-new-tetanus-cases-in-children-under-5
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About
Estimated number of new cases of tetanus in those aged <5 years.
Cite as: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. “New cases of tetanus, among individuals aged <5 years – IHME” [dataset]. IHME, Global Burden of Disease, “Global Burden of Disease – Prevalence and Incidence” [original data].
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- Publisher
- Our World in Data
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 1990–2023
- Places
- Countries, regions and groups of the world
- Updated
- irregular
- Last modified
- 2026-02-07
- Units
- new cases
- License
- Not redistributable (Our World in Data marks the source's terms as restricting reuse)
- Method
- https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/number-of-new-tetanus-cases-in-children-under-5
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity | text | country, region or group |
| code | text | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions |
| year | integer | |
| value__metric_number__age__lt_5_years__cause_tetanus | number | New cases of tetanus, among individuals aged <5 years (new cases) |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| entity | |
| year |