Cameroon vs Nigeria: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Cameroon
36 Cases
in 2024
Nigeria
40 Cases
in 2024
Cameroon rank
33rd
Nigeria rank
31st
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40 Cases against 36 Cases in Cameroon, a difference of 4 Cases.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 31st of 210 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 564.71 Cases | 2,960 Cases | 2,396 Cases | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 382 Cases | 2,703 Cases | 2,321 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 163.67 Cases | 842.33 Cases | 678.67 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 61.5 Cases | 173.2 Cases | 111.7 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 31.8 Cases | 50 Cases | 18.2 Cases | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 40 Cases against 36 Cases in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 4 Cases, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 31st 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.