Belgium vs Portugal: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes

Belgium
0 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Portugal
0.06 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Belgium rank
143rd
Portugal rank
142nd

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

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Belgium, a difference of 0.06 cases per 100,000 children.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd of 173 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3617 cases per 100,000 children 0.37 cases per 100,000 children 0.0083 cases per 100,000 children Portugal
2010s 0.076 cases per 100,000 children 0.342 cases per 100,000 children 0.266 cases per 100,000 children Portugal
2020s 0 cases per 100,000 children 0.015 cases per 100,000 children 0.015 cases per 100,000 children Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Belgium and Portugal?
0.06 cases per 100,000 children, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
Belgium ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd 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
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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.