Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Afghanistan
36.02 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Pakistan
32.17 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
1st
Pakistan rank
2nd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 36.02 cases per 100,000 children against 32.17 cases per 100,000 children in Pakistan, a difference of 3.85 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 173 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.34 cases per 100,000 children | 4.56 cases per 100,000 children | 0.7767 cases per 100,000 children | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 15.9 cases per 100,000 children | 12.59 cases per 100,000 children | 3.31 cases per 100,000 children | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 30.23 cases per 100,000 children | 27.04 cases per 100,000 children | 3.19 cases per 100,000 children | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 36.02 cases per 100,000 children against 32.17 cases per 100,000 children in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 3.85 cases per 100,000 children, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) per 100,000 children aged 15 or under, not attributed to polio, that were detected and reported to the WHO.