Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Burkina Faso
0.21 cases per million
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.19 cases per million
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.21 cases per million against 0.19 cases per million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 cases per million.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.55 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 20.55 cases per million | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 2.36 cases per million | 23.51 cases per million | 21.15 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.7362 cases per million | 12.48 cases per million | 11.74 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.071 cases per million | 1.94 cases per million | 1.86 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1125 cases per million | 0.5925 cases per million | 0.48 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.21 cases per million against 0.19 cases per million in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02 cases per million, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd 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.