Papua New Guinea vs United States: Number of confirmed cases of tetanus
Papua New Guinea
29 Cases
in 2024
United States
27 Cases
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
United States rank
40th
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 29 Cases against 27 Cases in United States, a difference of 2 Cases.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.67 Cases | 88.67 Cases | 34 Cases | United States |
| 1980s | 70.6 Cases | 72.1 Cases | 1.5 Cases | United States |
| 1990s | 139.86 Cases | 47.29 Cases | 92.57 Cases | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 84.2 Cases | 31 Cases | 53.2 Cases | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 17.6 Cases | 24.8 Cases | 7.2 Cases | United States |
| 2020s | 8 Cases | 24.5 Cases | 16.5 Cases | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of confirmed cases of tetanus, Papua New Guinea or United States?
- Papua New Guinea, at 29 Cases against 27 Cases in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of confirmed cases of tetanus between Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 2 Cases, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for number of confirmed cases of tetanus?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th 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.