Dominican Republic vs Japan: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Dominican Republic
0.33 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Japan
0.35 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
Japan rank
131st
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Dominican Republic
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.35 cases per 100,000 children against 0.33 cases per 100,000 children in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.02 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Japan ranks 131st of 173 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5529 cases per 100,000 children | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 0.5529 cases per 100,000 children | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.28 cases per 100,000 children | 0.2275 cases per 100,000 children | 0.0525 cases per 100,000 children | Dominican Republic |
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 Japan?
- Japan, at 0.35 cases per 100,000 children against 0.33 cases per 100,000 children in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Dominican Republic and Japan?
- 0.02 cases per 100,000 children, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Japan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Japan rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and Japan ranks 131st 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.