Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people
Tanzania
0.15 cases per million
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.12 cases per million
in 2024
Tanzania rank
45th
Zimbabwe rank
48th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people over time
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.15 cases per million against 0.12 cases per million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.03 cases per million.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.84 cases per million | 24.22 cases per million | 24.62 cases per million | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 19.13 cases per million | 20.29 cases per million | 1.16 cases per million | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.58 cases per million | 1.45 cases per million | 0.134 cases per million | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.549 cases per million | 0.533 cases per million | 0.016 cases per million | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.0214 cases per million | 0.1857 cases per million | 0.1643 cases per million | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.096 cases per million | 0.036 cases per million | 0.06 cases per million | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people, Tanzania or Zimbabwe?
- Tanzania, at 0.15 cases per million against 0.12 cases per million in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.03 cases per million, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people?
- Tanzania ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th 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.