Belgium vs Hong Kong, China: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Belgium
0 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
0 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Belgium rank
143rd
Hong Kong, China rank
143rd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Belgium
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 cases per 100,000 children.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 143rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 143rd of 173 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3343 cases per 100,000 children | 1.48 cases per 100,000 children | 1.15 cases per 100,000 children | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.076 cases per 100,000 children | 1.21 cases per 100,000 children | 1.13 cases per 100,000 children | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 0 cases per 100,000 children | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Belgium or Hong Kong, China?
- Belgium, at 0 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Belgium and Hong Kong, China?
- 0 cases per 100,000 children, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hong Kong, China?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Hong Kong, China rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Belgium ranks 143rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 143rd 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.