El Salvador vs Philippines: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
El Salvador
2.43 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Philippines
2.57 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
El Salvador rank
72nd
Philippines rank
71st
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- El Salvador
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.57 cases per 100,000 children against 2.43 cases per 100,000 children in El Salvador, a difference of 0.14 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Philippines ranks 71st of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.78 cases per 100,000 children | 1.39 cases per 100,000 children | 2.39 cases per 100,000 children | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.06 cases per 100,000 children | 1.54 cases per 100,000 children | 0.528 cases per 100,000 children | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.7 cases per 100,000 children | 4.18 cases per 100,000 children | 2.48 cases per 100,000 children | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2.57 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 Philippines?
- 0.14 cases per 100,000 children, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Philippines ranks 71st 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.