Benin vs Nigeria: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus

Benin
52 Cases
in 2024
Nigeria
40 Cases
in 2024
Benin rank
29th
Nigeria rank
31st

Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 52 Cases against 40 Cases in Nigeria, a difference of 12 Cases.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nigeria ahead.

Benin ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 210 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Unit
Cases
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 8,305 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

The annual number of confirmed cases of tetanus. Confirmed numbers underestimate the actual number of tetanus cases, due to limited testing and reporting capacity.