Bangladesh vs Liberia: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Bangladesh
2.64 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Liberia
2.59 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
68th
Liberia rank
69th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Bangladesh
- Liberia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.64 cases per 100,000 children against 2.59 cases per 100,000 children in Liberia, a difference of 0.05 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Liberia ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 68th and Liberia ranks 69th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 cases per 100,000 children | 2.41 cases per 100,000 children | 0.2611 cases per 100,000 children | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.63 cases per 100,000 children | 2.36 cases per 100,000 children | 0.265 cases per 100,000 children | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.4 cases per 100,000 children | 3.67 cases per 100,000 children | 1.27 cases per 100,000 children | Liberia |
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 Liberia?
- Bangladesh, at 2.64 cases per 100,000 children against 2.59 cases per 100,000 children in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Bangladesh and Liberia?
- 0.05 cases per 100,000 children, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Liberia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Liberia rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th and Liberia ranks 69th 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.