Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate

Ghana
-92.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-84.62 % change on previous year
in 2023
Ghana rank
55th
Papua New Guinea rank
54th

Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate over time

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -84.62 % change on previous year against -92.31 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 7.69 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -0.9613 % change on previous year -1.53 % change on previous year 0.5666 % change on previous year Ghana
2000s 20.06 % change on previous year 14.15 % change on previous year 5.91 % change on previous year Ghana
2010s 53.12 % change on previous year -35.56 % change on previous year 88.69 % change on previous year Ghana
2020s -100 % change on previous year -50 % change on previous year 50 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -84.62 % change on previous year against -92.31 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
7.69 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate?
Ghana ranks 55th and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
129 places, 3,529 data points, 1975–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.