Bulgaria vs Dominican Republic: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Bulgaria
0.41 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Dominican Republic
0.33 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
129th
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Bulgaria
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.41 cases per 100,000 children against 0.33 cases per 100,000 children in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.08 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 129th and Dominican Republic ranks 132nd of 173 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 cases per 100,000 children | 0.8789 cases per 100,000 children | 1.22 cases per 100,000 children | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.17 cases per 100,000 children | 0.725 cases per 100,000 children | 0.447 cases per 100,000 children | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.745 cases per 100,000 children | 0.28 cases per 100,000 children | 0.465 cases per 100,000 children | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Bulgaria or Dominican Republic?
- Bulgaria, at 0.41 cases per 100,000 children against 0.33 cases per 100,000 children in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Bulgaria and Dominican Republic?
- 0.08 cases per 100,000 children, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Dominican Republic?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Dominican Republic rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th and Dominican Republic ranks 132nd 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.