Kenya vs Uganda: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Kenya
16.98 cases per million
in 2024
Uganda
13.72 cases per million
in 2024
Kenya rank
1st
Uganda rank
3rd
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.98 cases per million against 13.72 cases per million in Uganda, a difference of 3.26 cases per million.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 3rd of 210 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.35 cases per million | 14.03 cases per million | 1.68 cases per million | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.72 cases per million | 10.24 cases per million | 4.52 cases per million | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1.38 cases per million | 4.45 cases per million | 3.06 cases per million | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.38 cases per million | 12.38 cases per million | 8.01 cases per million | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 16.98 cases per million against 13.72 cases per million in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Kenya and Uganda?
- 3.26 cases per million, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 3rd 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.