Congo vs Yemen: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Congo
2.21 cases per million
in 2024
Yemen
1.5 cases per million
in 2024
Congo rank
15th
Yemen rank
17th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Congo
- Yemen
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.21 cases per million against 1.5 cases per million in Yemen, a difference of 0.71 cases per million.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.5 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 17th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.37 cases per million | 5.07 cases per million | 6.3 cases per million | Congo |
| 1990s | 2.81 cases per million | 1.94 cases per million | 0.87 cases per million | Congo |
| 2000s | 2.24 cases per million | 3.81 cases per million | 1.57 cases per million | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.4587 cases per million | 2.64 cases per million | 2.18 cases per million | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.48 cases per million | 2.81 cases per million | 0.666 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 Yemen?
- Congo, at 2.21 cases per million against 1.5 cases per million in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Congo and Yemen?
- 0.71 cases per million, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Yemen?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Yemen rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Congo ranks 15th 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.