Ghana vs Philippines: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Ghana
0.76 cases per million
in 2024
Philippines
0.99 cases per million
in 2024
Ghana rank
29th
Philippines rank
26th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Ghana
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.99 cases per million against 0.76 cases per million in Ghana, a difference of 0.23 cases per million.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Philippines ahead.
Ghana ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 26th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.83 cases per million | 4.35 cases per million | 0.4814 cases per million | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.71 cases per million | 2.31 cases per million | 0.591 cases per million | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.123 cases per million | 0.938 cases per million | 0.815 cases per million | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.7975 cases per million | 0.7275 cases per million | 0.07 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, Ghana or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.99 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 Ghana and Philippines?
- 0.23 cases per million, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Ghana ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 26th 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.