Costa Rica vs Uzbekistan: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes

Costa Rica
1.43 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Uzbekistan
1.5 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Uzbekistan rank
96th

Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uzbekistan
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How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 1.5 cases per 100,000 children against 1.43 cases per 100,000 children in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.07 cases per 100,000 children.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 97th and Uzbekistan ranks 96th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
2000s 1.28 cases per 100,000 children 1.31 cases per 100,000 children 0.0362 cases per 100,000 children Uzbekistan
2010s 1.78 cases per 100,000 children 1.84 cases per 100,000 children 0.067 cases per 100,000 children Uzbekistan
2020s 1.2 cases per 100,000 children 1.11 cases per 100,000 children 0.0825 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 Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 1.5 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 Uzbekistan?
0.07 cases per 100,000 children, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uzbekistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Uzbekistan rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Uzbekistan ranks 96th 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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Indicator
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Unit
cases per 100,000 children
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,714 data points, 2001–2023
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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.