Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Costa Rica or North Korea?

Costa Rica, at 0 Cases against 0 Cases in North Korea as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Costa Rica and North Korea?

0 Cases, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and North Korea?

40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.

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.

Costa Rica vs North Korea: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus

Costa Rica

0 Cases

in 2024

North Korea

0 Cases

in 2022

Costa Rica rank

108th

North Korea rank

108th

Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time

Costa Rica
North Korea

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 Cases against 0 Cases in North Korea, a difference of 0 Cases.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 108th and North Korea ranks 108th of 210 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	47.33 Cases	252 Cases	204.67 Cases	North Korea
1980s	8.2 Cases	546.2 Cases	538 Cases	North Korea
1990s	2.29 Cases	2.43 Cases	0.1429 Cases	North Korea
2000s	0.75 Cases	0 Cases	0.75 Cases	Costa Rica
2010s	0.5 Cases	0 Cases	0.5 Cases	Costa Rica
2020s	0 Cases	0 Cases	0 Cases	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Costa Rica or North Korea?: Costa Rica, at 0 Cases against 0 Cases in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Costa Rica and North Korea?: 0 Cases, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and North Korea?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and North Korea rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?: Costa Rica ranks 108th and North Korea ranks 108th 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.