Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Colombia or United States?

United States, at 27 Cases against 26 Cases in Colombia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Colombia and United States?

1 Cases, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?

48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.

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.

Colombia vs United States: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus

Colombia

26 Cases

in 2024

United States

27 Cases

in 2023

Colombia rank

41st

United States rank

40th

Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time

Colombia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 27 Cases against 26 Cases in Colombia, a difference of 1 Cases.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 41st and United States ranks 40th of 210 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	595 Cases	88.67 Cases	506.33 Cases	Colombia
1980s	502.9 Cases	72.1 Cases	430.8 Cases	Colombia
1990s	76.89 Cases	45.22 Cases	31.67 Cases	Colombia
2000s	42.33 Cases	27.89 Cases	14.44 Cases	Colombia
2010s	44.3 Cases	24.8 Cases	19.5 Cases	Colombia
2020s	29.75 Cases	24.5 Cases	5.25 Cases	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Colombia or United States?: United States, at 27 Cases against 26 Cases in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Colombia and United States?: 1 Cases, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Colombia and United States rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?: Colombia ranks 41st and United States ranks 40th 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: 18 September 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.