Australia vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes

Australia
2.05 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.95 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Australia rank
82nd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
84th

Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time

  • Australia
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.05 cases per 100,000 children against 1.95 cases per 100,000 children in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.1 cases per 100,000 children.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Australia ranks 82nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 84th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9644 cases per 100,000 children 1.46 cases per 100,000 children 0.5 cases per 100,000 children Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 1.57 cases per 100,000 children 2.41 cases per 100,000 children 0.842 cases per 100,000 children Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 3.09 cases per 100,000 children 2.69 cases per 100,000 children 0.4025 cases per 100,000 children Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Australia or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Australia, at 2.05 cases per 100,000 children against 1.95 cases per 100,000 children in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.1 cases per 100,000 children, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Australia and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
Australia ranks 82nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 84th 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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Indicator
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Unit
cases per 100,000 children
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,714 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

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.