Dominican Republic vs East Timor: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Dominican Republic
0.33 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
East Timor
0.3 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
132nd
East Timor rank
133rd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.33 cases per 100,000 children against 0.3 cases per 100,000 children in East Timor, a difference of 0.03 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and East Timor ranks 133rd of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7033 cases per 100,000 children | 0.18 cases per 100,000 children | 0.5233 cases per 100,000 children | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.6275 cases per 100,000 children | 0.6963 cases per 100,000 children | 0.0688 cases per 100,000 children | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.28 cases per 100,000 children | 0.2 cases per 100,000 children | 0.08 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 East Timor?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.33 cases per 100,000 children against 0.3 cases per 100,000 children in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Dominican Republic and East Timor?
- 0.03 cases per 100,000 children, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and East Timor?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and East Timor rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 132nd and East Timor ranks 133rd 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.