What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?

1.33 cases, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region

Burkina Faso

3.33 cases

in 2023

Mauritania

2 cases

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

18th

Mauritania rank

21st

Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time

Burkina Faso
Mauritania

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.33 cases against 2 cases in Mauritania, a difference of 1.33 cases.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.7 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	674.1 cases	466.2 cases	207.9 cases	Burkina Faso
1990s	49.7 cases	91.7 cases	42 cases	Mauritania
2000s	4.66 cases	1.55 cases	3.11 cases	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.111 cases	0.555 cases	0.444 cases	Mauritania
2020s	34.33 cases	0.5 cases	33.83 cases	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?: Burkina Faso, at 3.33 cases against 2 cases in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 1.33 cases, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?: Burkina Faso ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 21st 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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Indicator: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Unit: cases
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total estimated number of polio cases.