Non-Neonatal Tetanus: Prevalence & Deaths in India

Chrisy Ngilneii
Reviewed by The Medindia Review Team on Oct 25, 2017
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The number of non-neonatal tetanus cases and deaths in India for the year 2015 is presented in the table below:
Male Female Total
Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths
2038 60 1,344 42 3,382 105


In India, Assam recorded the highest number of non-neonatal tetanus cases with a total of 1,070 cases.

Tetanus (Non-Neonatal) : State-wise Number of Cases & Deaths in India, 2015
State Number of Cases Number of Deaths
Andhra Pradesh 0 0
Arunachal Pradesh 0 0
Assam 1,070 0
Bihar 275 39
Chhattisgarh 53 0
Goa 0 0
Gujarat 0 0
Haryana 0 0
Himachal Pradesh 0 0
Jammu. Div 0 0
Kashmir.Div 0 0
Jharkhand 828 0
Karnataka 120 1
Kerala 5 2
Madhya Pradesh 72 3
Meghalaya 0 0
Maharashtra 103 0
Manipur 0 0
Mizoram 5 0
Nagaland 3 0
Odisha 29 0
Punjab 0 0
Rajasthan 154 4
Sikkim 0 0
Tamil Nadu 0 0
Tripura 51 1
Telangana 1 0
Uttar Pradesh 238 19
Uttrakhand 0 0
West Bengal 329 16
A& N Island 0 0
Chandigarh 13 0
Delhi 19 7
D&N Haveli 10 5
Daman & Diu 0 0
Lakshadweep 0 0
Puduchery 0 0
Total 3,382 105


References:
  1. National Health Profile 2016, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gov’t of India.

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