Benin vs Madagascar: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Benin
1.73 cases per million
in 2024
Madagascar
2.32 cases per million
in 2024
Benin rank
16th
Madagascar rank
14th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Benin
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.32 cases per million against 1.73 cases per million in Benin, a difference of 0.59 cases per million.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.31 cases per million | 18.11 cases per million | 45.21 cases per million | Benin |
| 1990s | 10.66 cases per million | 3.5 cases per million | 7.15 cases per million | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.32 cases per million | 0.607 cases per million | 1.71 cases per million | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.63 cases per million | 0.8222 cases per million | 0.1922 cases per million | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.4 cases per million | 1.39 cases per million | 0.012 cases per million | Benin |
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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.32 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 Madagascar?
- 0.59 cases per million, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Benin ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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.