Bangladesh vs Kyrgyzstan: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Bangladesh
2.64 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
2.72 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
68th
Kyrgyzstan rank
65th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Bangladesh
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.72 cases per 100,000 children against 2.64 cases per 100,000 children in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.08 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 68th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 65th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Kyrgyzstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 cases per 100,000 children | 2 cases per 100,000 children | 0.6644 cases per 100,000 children | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.63 cases per 100,000 children | 3.67 cases per 100,000 children | 1.04 cases per 100,000 children | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 2.4 cases per 100,000 children | 3.07 cases per 100,000 children | 0.675 cases per 100,000 children | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Bangladesh or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2.72 cases per 100,000 children against 2.64 cases per 100,000 children in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.08 cases per 100,000 children, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 65th 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.