China vs Papua New Guinea: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
China
2.18 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
2.25 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
China rank
78th
Papua New Guinea rank
76th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- China
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.25 cases per 100,000 children against 2.18 cases per 100,000 children in China, a difference of 0.07 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China ahead.
China ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 cases per 100,000 children | 0.7167 cases per 100,000 children | 1.09 cases per 100,000 children | China |
| 2010s | 2.34 cases per 100,000 children | 3.02 cases per 100,000 children | 0.689 cases per 100,000 children | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.18 cases per 100,000 children | 4.16 cases per 100,000 children | 0.985 cases per 100,000 children | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, China or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.25 cases per 100,000 children against 2.18 cases per 100,000 children in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between China and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.07 cases per 100,000 children, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- China ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th 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.