Australia vs Turkmenistan: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Australia
2.05 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.09 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Australia rank
82nd
Turkmenistan rank
79th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Australia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2.09 cases per 100,000 children against 2.05 cases per 100,000 children in Australia, a difference of 0.04 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Australia ranks 82nd and Turkmenistan ranks 79th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9644 cases per 100,000 children | 1.58 cases per 100,000 children | 0.62 cases per 100,000 children | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.57 cases per 100,000 children | 2.45 cases per 100,000 children | 0.878 cases per 100,000 children | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 3.09 cases per 100,000 children | 2.19 cases per 100,000 children | 0.895 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2.09 cases per 100,000 children against 2.05 cases per 100,000 children in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Australia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.04 cases per 100,000 children, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkmenistan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Turkmenistan rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Australia ranks 82nd and Turkmenistan ranks 79th 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.