Chile vs El Salvador: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Chile
2.32 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
El Salvador
2.43 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Chile rank
74th
El Salvador rank
72nd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.43 cases per 100,000 children against 2.32 cases per 100,000 children in Chile, a difference of 0.11 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
Chile ranks 74th and El Salvador ranks 72nd of 173 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.11 cases per 100,000 children | 3.78 cases per 100,000 children | 1.67 cases per 100,000 children | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.06 cases per 100,000 children | 2.06 cases per 100,000 children | 0.009 cases per 100,000 children | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.64 cases per 100,000 children | 1.7 cases per 100,000 children | 0.055 cases per 100,000 children | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Chile or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 2.43 cases per 100,000 children against 2.32 cases per 100,000 children in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0.11 cases per 100,000 children, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Chile ranks 74th and El Salvador ranks 72nd 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.