Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: New neonatal tetanus cases per million

Nigeria
0.17
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.19
in 2023
Nigeria rank
43rd
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd

New neonatal tetanus cases per million over time

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
010203040198820062024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.19 against 0.17 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 210 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 5.27 0 5.27 Nigeria
1990s 9.83 23.42 13.59 Papua New Guinea
2000s 8.59 13 4.42 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.796 1.94 1.14 Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.235 0.5925 0.3575 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new neonatal tetanus cases per million, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.19 against 0.17 in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in new neonatal tetanus cases per million between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
0.02, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for new neonatal tetanus cases per million?
Nigeria ranks 43rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as New neonatal tetanus cases per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
New neonatal tetanus cases per million
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 7,819 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed