Comoros vs Philippines: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Comoros
2.58 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Philippines
2.57 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Comoros rank
70th
Philippines rank
71st
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Comoros
- Philippines
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 2.58 cases per 100,000 children against 2.57 cases per 100,000 children in Philippines, a difference of 0.01 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 70th and Philippines ranks 71st of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.53 cases per 100,000 children | 1.46 cases per 100,000 children | 1.07 cases per 100,000 children | Comoros |
| 2010s | 2.24 cases per 100,000 children | 1.54 cases per 100,000 children | 0.701 cases per 100,000 children | Comoros |
| 2020s | 2.52 cases per 100,000 children | 4.18 cases per 100,000 children | 1.66 cases per 100,000 children | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Comoros or Philippines?
- Comoros, at 2.58 cases per 100,000 children against 2.57 cases per 100,000 children in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Comoros and Philippines?
- 0.01 cases per 100,000 children, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Philippines?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Philippines rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Comoros ranks 70th and Philippines ranks 71st 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.