Burundi vs Ghana: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Burundi
0.85 cases per million
in 2024
Ghana
0.76 cases per million
in 2024
Burundi rank
27th
Ghana rank
29th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Burundi
- Ghana
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.85 cases per million against 0.76 cases per million in Ghana, a difference of 0.09 cases per million.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 27th and Ghana ranks 29th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 cases per million | 4.99 cases per million | 1.99 cases per million | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.14 cases per million | 1.88 cases per million | 1.26 cases per million | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.108 cases per million | 0.123 cases per million | 0.015 cases per million | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.2675 cases per million | 0.7975 cases per million | 0.53 cases per million | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Burundi or Ghana?
- Burundi, at 0.85 cases per million against 0.76 cases per million in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Burundi and Ghana?
- 0.09 cases per million, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ghana?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Ghana rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Burundi ranks 27th and Ghana ranks 29th 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.