India vs Japan: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
India
70 Cases
in 2024
Japan
86 Cases
in 2024
India rank
24th
Japan rank
21st
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 86 Cases against 70 Cases in India, a difference of 16 Cases.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1974 it was India ahead.
India ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st of 210 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,024 Cases | 92.17 Cases | 52,932 Cases | India |
| 1980s | 34,579 Cases | 47.5 Cases | 34,531 Cases | India |
| 1990s | 15,113 Cases | 40.25 Cases | 15,072 Cases | India |
| 2000s | 5,345 Cases | 94 Cases | 5,251 Cases | India |
| 2010s | 3,990 Cases | 121.7 Cases | 3,868 Cases | India |
| 2020s | 890.33 Cases | 94.67 Cases | 795.67 Cases | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 86 Cases against 70 Cases in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between India and Japan?
- 16 Cases, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- India ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st 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.