Liberia vs Nigeria: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Liberia
33 Cases
in 2024
Nigeria
40 Cases
in 2024
Liberia rank
34th
Nigeria rank
31st
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40 Cases against 33 Cases in Liberia, a difference of 7 Cases.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nigeria ahead.
Liberia ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 210 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 430.2 Cases | 3,029 Cases | 2,599 Cases | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 261 Cases | 3,214 Cases | 2,953 Cases | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 228 Cases | 2,703 Cases | 2,475 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 54.33 Cases | 1,490 Cases | 1,436 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 11 Cases | 173.2 Cases | 162.2 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 29 Cases | 50 Cases | 21 Cases | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 40 Cases against 33 Cases in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 7 Cases, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Liberia ranks 34th and Nigeria ranks 31st 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.