Afghanistan vs Kenya: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Afghanistan
6.66 cases
in 2023
Kenya
8.88 cases
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Kenya rank
8th
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.22 cases.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,325 cases | 3,532 cases | 3,793 cases | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 324.33 cases | 2,136 cases | 1,812 cases | Kenya |
| 2000s | 102.63 cases | 2.51 cases | 100.12 cases | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 33.19 cases | 2 cases | 31.19 cases | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 115.72 cases | 2.22 cases | 113.5 cases | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 2.22 cases, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total estimated number of polio cases.