Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus

Burkina Faso

708 Cases

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

474 Cases

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

8th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

10th

Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time

Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 708 Cases against 474 Cases in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 234 Cases.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th 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: 07 August 2026

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