Colombia vs Peru: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Colombia
0.02 cases per million
in 2024
Peru
0.03 cases per million
in 2024
Colombia rank
57th
Peru rank
56th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.03 cases per million against 0.02 cases per million in Colombia, a difference of 0.01 cases per million.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.5 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Peru ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Peru ranks 56th of 210 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
| 1980s | 5.94 cases per million | 9.62 cases per million | 3.68 cases per million | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.7 cases per million | 3.3 cases per million | 1.6 cases per million | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.185 cases per million | 0.196 cases per million | 0.011 cases per million | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.048 cases per million | 0.048 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
| 2020s | 0.032 cases per million | 0.048 cases per million | 0.016 cases per million | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.03 cases per million against 0.02 cases per million in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Colombia and Peru?
- 0.01 cases per million, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Peru ranks 56th 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.