Mexico vs South Africa: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus

Mexico
31 Cases
in 2024
South Africa
33 Cases
in 2024
Mexico rank
36th
South Africa rank
34th

Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
0200400600197419992024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 33 Cases against 31 Cases in Mexico, a difference of 2 Cases.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 34th of 210 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Unit
Cases
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 8,305 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

The annual number of confirmed cases of tetanus. Confirmed numbers underestimate the actual number of tetanus cases, due to limited testing and reporting capacity.