Costa Rica vs Honduras: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Costa Rica
1.43 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Honduras
1.55 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Honduras rank
94th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 1.55 cases per 100,000 children against 1.43 cases per 100,000 children in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.12 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Honduras ranks 94th of 173 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 cases per 100,000 children | 2.38 cases per 100,000 children | 1.1 cases per 100,000 children | Honduras |
| 2010s | 1.78 cases per 100,000 children | 2.06 cases per 100,000 children | 0.287 cases per 100,000 children | Honduras |
| 2020s | 1.2 cases per 100,000 children | 1.63 cases per 100,000 children | 0.4375 cases per 100,000 children | Honduras |
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 Honduras?
- Honduras, at 1.55 cases per 100,000 children against 1.43 cases per 100,000 children in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 0.12 cases per 100,000 children, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th and Honduras ranks 94th 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.