Iran vs Peru: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Iran
0.01 cases per million
in 2024
Peru
0.03 cases per million
in 2024
Iran rank
59th
Peru rank
56th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Iran
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.03 cases per million against 0.01 cases per million in Iran, a difference of 0.02 cases per million.
That makes Peru's figure about 3.0 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Peru ahead.
Iran ranks 59th and Peru ranks 56th of 210 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.64 cases per million | 8.63 cases per million | 7 cases per million | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.259 cases per million | 3.3 cases per million | 3.04 cases per million | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.0767 cases per million | 0.2022 cases per million | 0.1256 cases per million | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.022 cases per million | 0.048 cases per million | 0.026 cases per million | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.008 cases per million | 0.048 cases per million | 0.04 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, Iran or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.03 cases per million against 0.01 cases per million in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Iran and Peru?
- 0.02 cases per million, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Peru?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Peru rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Iran ranks 59th 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.