Cameroon vs Yemen: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Cameroon
1.2 cases per million
in 2024
Yemen
1.5 cases per million
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Yemen rank
17th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Cameroon
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.5 cases per million against 1.2 cases per million in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3 cases per million.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 17th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.56 cases per million | 4.43 cases per million | 48.13 cases per million | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 15.95 cases per million | 1.94 cases per million | 14.01 cases per million | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 8.78 cases per million | 3.81 cases per million | 4.96 cases per million | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.34 cases per million | 2.64 cases per million | 1.3 cases per million | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1.14 cases per million | 2.81 cases per million | 1.68 cases per million | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Cameroon or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.5 cases per million against 1.2 cases per million in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Cameroon and Yemen?
- 0.3 cases per million, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 17th 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.