Mexico vs Peru: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Mexico
0.01 cases per million
in 2024
Peru
0.03 cases per million
in 2024
Mexico rank
59th
Peru rank
56th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.03 cases per million against 0.01 cases per million in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 cases per million.
That makes Peru's figure about 3.0 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 59th and Peru ranks 56th of 210 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
| 1980s | 0.425 cases per million | 9.62 cases per million | 9.2 cases per million | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.942 cases per million | 3.3 cases per million | 2.36 cases per million | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.033 cases per million | 0.196 cases per million | 0.163 cases per million | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.009 cases per million | 0.048 cases per million | 0.039 cases per million | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.006 cases per million | 0.048 cases per million | 0.042 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, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.03 cases per million against 0.01 cases per million in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.02 cases per million, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Mexico 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.