Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Mauritania
2 cases
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.11 cases
in 2023
Mauritania rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
23rd
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2 cases against 1.11 cases in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.89 cases.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.8 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 466.2 cases | 172.9 cases | 293.3 cases | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 91.7 cases | 20.3 cases | 71.4 cases | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.55 cases | 0 cases | 1.55 cases | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.555 cases | 0 cases | 0.555 cases | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.5 cases | 0.2775 cases | 0.2225 cases | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
- Mauritania, at 2 cases against 1.11 cases in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.89 cases, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
- Mauritania ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd 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.