Dominican Republic vs Haiti: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Dominican Republic
0.33 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Haiti
0.27 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
Haiti rank
134th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.33 cases per 100,000 children against 0.27 cases per 100,000 children in Haiti, a difference of 0.06 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Haiti ranks 134th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Haiti in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8789 cases per 100,000 children | 0.3444 cases per 100,000 children | 0.5344 cases per 100,000 children | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.725 cases per 100,000 children | 0.379 cases per 100,000 children | 0.346 cases per 100,000 children | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.28 cases per 100,000 children | 0.2975 cases per 100,000 children | 0.0175 cases per 100,000 children | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Dominican Republic or Haiti?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.33 cases per 100,000 children against 0.27 cases per 100,000 children in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Dominican Republic and Haiti?
- 0.06 cases per 100,000 children, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Haiti?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Haiti rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Haiti ranks 134th 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.