Somalia vs Uganda: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Somalia
14.14 cases per million
in 2013
Uganda
13.72 cases per million
in 2024
Somalia rank
2nd
Uganda rank
3rd
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.14 cases per million against 13.72 cases per million in Uganda, a difference of 0.42 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 2nd and Uganda ranks 3rd of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.47 cases per million | 7.61 cases per million | 69.86 cases per million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 12.82 cases per million | 16.88 cases per million | 4.06 cases per million | Uganda |
| 2000s | 38.82 cases per million | 9.27 cases per million | 29.55 cases per million | Somalia |
| 2010s | 14.26 cases per million | 6.27 cases per million | 7.99 cases per million | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Somalia or Uganda?
- Somalia, at 14.14 cases per million against 13.72 cases per million in Uganda as of 2013.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.42 cases per million, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2013.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Somalia ranks 2nd 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.