Kenya vs Uganda: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Kenya
5,264 Cases
in 2024
Uganda
3,094 Cases
in 2024
Kenya rank
1st
Uganda rank
3rd
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5,264 Cases against 3,094 Cases in Uganda, a difference of 2,170 Cases.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.7 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 3rd of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 687.2 Cases | 582.6 Cases | 104.6 Cases | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2,134 Cases | 230 Cases | 1,904 Cases | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1,692 Cases | 288 Cases | 1,404 Cases | Kenya |
| 2000s | 285 Cases | 954.8 Cases | 669.8 Cases | Uganda |
| 2010s | 356.75 Cases | 1,541 Cases | 1,184 Cases | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2,601 Cases | 1,607 Cases | 994 Cases | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 5,264 Cases against 3,094 Cases in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Kenya and Uganda?
- 2,170 Cases, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 3rd 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.