Afghanistan vs India: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Afghanistan
58 Cases
in 2024
India
70 Cases
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
India rank
24th
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 70 Cases against 58 Cases in Afghanistan, a difference of 12 Cases.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was India ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 27th and India ranks 24th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,072 Cases | 40,687 Cases | 39,616 Cases | India |
| 1980s | 1,027 Cases | 34,579 Cases | 33,552 Cases | India |
| 1990s | 184.5 Cases | 11,806 Cases | 11,621 Cases | India |
| 2000s | 195.29 Cases | 5,070 Cases | 4,875 Cases | India |
| 2010s | 38.38 Cases | 3,485 Cases | 3,447 Cases | India |
| 2020s | 666.6 Cases | 559.6 Cases | 107 Cases | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Afghanistan or India?
- India, at 70 Cases against 58 Cases in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Afghanistan and India?
- 12 Cases, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th and India ranks 24th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of confirmed cases of tetanus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The annual number of confirmed cases of tetanus. Confirmed numbers underestimate the actual number of tetanus cases, due to limited testing and reporting capacity.