Morocco vs South Africa: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Morocco
0.08 cases per million
in 2018
South Africa
0.09 cases per million
in 2024
Morocco rank
52nd
South Africa rank
51st
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.09 cases per million against 0.08 cases per million in Morocco, a difference of 0.01 cases per million.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st of 210 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.11 cases per million | 4 cases per million | 0.1111 cases per million | Morocco |
| 1990s | 0.535 cases per million | 0.473 cases per million | 0.062 cases per million | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.1422 cases per million | 0.1367 cases per million | 0.0056 cases per million | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.0875 cases per million | 0.02 cases per million | 0.0675 cases per million | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Morocco or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.09 cases per million against 0.08 cases per million in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0.01 cases per million, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Morocco ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st 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.