Djibouti vs Zimbabwe: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Djibouti
6.91 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Zimbabwe
6.58 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Djibouti rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
31st
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Djibouti
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 6.91 cases per 100,000 children against 6.58 cases per 100,000 children in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.33 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Djibouti ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 173 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 cases per 100,000 children | 1.89 cases per 100,000 children | 0.68 cases per 100,000 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.2 cases per 100,000 children | 3.64 cases per 100,000 children | 2.44 cases per 100,000 children | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 4.46 cases per 100,000 children | 5 cases per 100,000 children | 0.5325 cases per 100,000 children | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Djibouti or Zimbabwe?
- Djibouti, at 6.91 cases per 100,000 children against 6.58 cases per 100,000 children in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Djibouti and Zimbabwe?
- 0.33 cases per 100,000 children, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zimbabwe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Zimbabwe rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Djibouti ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 31st 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.