Nigeria vs Tanzania: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Nigeria
40 Cases
in 2024
Tanzania
52 Cases
in 2024
Nigeria rank
31st
Tanzania rank
29th
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 52 Cases against 40 Cases in Nigeria, a difference of 12 Cases.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 29th of 210 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,820 Cases | 2,566 Cases | 253.5 Cases | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2,872 Cases | 343.71 Cases | 2,529 Cases | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3,048 Cases | 71 Cases | 2,976 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 850.33 Cases | 14 Cases | 836.33 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 169 Cases | 2.5 Cases | 166.5 Cases | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 50 Cases | 49 Cases | 1 Cases | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 52 Cases against 40 Cases in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 12 Cases, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Nigeria ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 29th 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.