Benin vs Congo: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Benin
1.73 cases per million
in 2024
Congo
2.21 cases per million
in 2024
Benin rank
16th
Congo rank
15th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.21 cases per million against 1.73 cases per million in Benin, a difference of 0.48 cases per million.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Congo ranks 15th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.28 cases per million | 9.03 cases per million | 66.26 cases per million | Benin |
| 1990s | 11.68 cases per million | 3.36 cases per million | 8.32 cases per million | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.32 cases per million | 2.24 cases per million | 0.08 cases per million | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.63 cases per million | 0.4522 cases per million | 0.1778 cases per million | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.4 cases per million | 3.48 cases per million | 2.08 cases per million | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at 2.21 cases per million against 1.73 cases per million in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Benin and Congo?
- 0.48 cases per million, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Benin ranks 16th and Congo ranks 15th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Confirmed neonatal tetanus cases per million.