Afghanistan vs Yemen: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Afghanistan
58 Cases
in 2024
Yemen
61 Cases
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
27th
Yemen rank
26th
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 61 Cases against 58 Cases in Afghanistan, a difference of 3 Cases.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 26th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,072 Cases | 161.67 Cases | 910 Cases | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1,027 Cases | 570.8 Cases | 456.3 Cases | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 47.5 Cases | 56.25 Cases | 8.75 Cases | Yemen |
| 2010s | 38.5 Cases | 90.83 Cases | 52.33 Cases | Yemen |
| 2020s | 666.6 Cases | 107.2 Cases | 559.4 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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 61 Cases against 58 Cases in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 3 Cases, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 26th 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.