What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Burkina Faso and South Sudan?

310 Cases, with South Sudan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Sudan?

11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus

Burkina Faso

708 Cases

in 2024

South Sudan

1,018 Cases

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

8th

South Sudan rank

6th

Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time

Burkina Faso
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1,018 Cases against 708 Cases in Burkina Faso, a difference of 310 Cases.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was South Sudan ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 210 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2010s	74.17 Cases	6 Cases	68.17 Cases	Burkina Faso
2020s	239.6 Cases	229.8 Cases	9.8 Cases	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Burkina Faso or South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 1,018 Cases against 708 Cases in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Burkina Faso and South Sudan?: 310 Cases, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Sudan?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and South Sudan rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?: Burkina Faso ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th 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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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: 30 October 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.