Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Malawi
8 Cases
in 2024
Sierra Leone
7 Cases
in 2024
Malawi rank
61st
Sierra Leone rank
64th
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8 Cases against 7 Cases in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1 Cases.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 64th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 543 Cases | 698 Cases | 155 Cases | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 514.43 Cases | 610 Cases | 95.57 Cases | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 90 Cases | 88 Cases | 2 Cases | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.17 Cases | 24.67 Cases | 17.5 Cases | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.71 Cases | 175.71 Cases | 171 Cases | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4 Cases | 45 Cases | 41 Cases | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 8 Cases against 7 Cases in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 1 Cases, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Malawi ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 64th 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.