Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Costa Rica
1.43 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Guatemala
1.41 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Guatemala rank
99th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.43 cases per 100,000 children against 1.41 cases per 100,000 children in Guatemala, a difference of 0.02 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Guatemala ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Guatemala ranks 99th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 cases per 100,000 children | 1.81 cases per 100,000 children | 0.53 cases per 100,000 children | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 1.78 cases per 100,000 children | 0.782 cases per 100,000 children | 0.996 cases per 100,000 children | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.2 cases per 100,000 children | 0.9625 cases per 100,000 children | 0.2325 cases per 100,000 children | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
- Costa Rica, at 1.43 cases per 100,000 children against 1.41 cases per 100,000 children in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 0.02 cases per 100,000 children, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th and Guatemala ranks 99th 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.