Congo vs Laos: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Congo
2.21 cases per million
in 2024
Laos
2.96 cases per million
in 2024
Congo rank
15th
Laos rank
12th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.96 cases per million against 2.21 cases per million in Congo, a difference of 0.75 cases per million.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 15th and Laos ranks 12th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 4 cases per million | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.36 cases per million | 2.39 cases per million | 0.9667 cases per million | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.24 cases per million | 2.31 cases per million | 0.074 cases per million | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.4078 cases per million | 1.88 cases per million | 1.47 cases per million | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.48 cases per million | 1.84 cases per million | 1.64 cases per million | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Congo or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.96 cases per million against 2.21 cases per million in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Congo and Laos?
- 0.75 cases per million, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Congo ranks 15th and Laos ranks 12th 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.