El Salvador vs Liberia: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
El Salvador
2.43 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Liberia
2.59 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
El Salvador rank
72nd
Liberia rank
69th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- El Salvador
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.59 cases per 100,000 children against 2.43 cases per 100,000 children in El Salvador, a difference of 0.16 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Liberia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Liberia ranks 69th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.78 cases per 100,000 children | 2.41 cases per 100,000 children | 1.37 cases per 100,000 children | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.06 cases per 100,000 children | 2.36 cases per 100,000 children | 0.298 cases per 100,000 children | Liberia |
| 2020s | 1.7 cases per 100,000 children | 3.67 cases per 100,000 children | 1.97 cases per 100,000 children | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, El Salvador or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.59 cases per 100,000 children against 2.43 cases per 100,000 children in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between El Salvador and Liberia?
- 0.16 cases per 100,000 children, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Liberia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Liberia rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Liberia ranks 69th 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.