Italy vs United States: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Italy
28 Cases
in 2024
United States
27 Cases
in 2023
Italy rank
39th
United States rank
40th
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 28 Cases against 27 Cases in United States, a difference of 1 Cases.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 245 Cases | 88.67 Cases | 156.33 Cases | Italy |
| 1980s | 150.8 Cases | 72.1 Cases | 78.7 Cases | Italy |
| 1990s | 104.25 Cases | 46.88 Cases | 57.38 Cases | Italy |
| 2000s | 53.17 Cases | 25.5 Cases | 27.67 Cases | Italy |
| 2010s | 51.8 Cases | 32.6 Cases | 19.2 Cases | Italy |
| 2020s | 22 Cases | 24.5 Cases | 2.5 Cases | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Italy or United States?
- Italy, at 28 Cases against 27 Cases in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Italy and United States?
- 1 Cases, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Italy ranks 39th 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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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.