El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
El Salvador
2.43 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.29 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
El Salvador rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
75th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.43 cases per 100,000 children against 2.29 cases per 100,000 children in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.14 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.78 cases per 100,000 children | 1.85 cases per 100,000 children | 1.93 cases per 100,000 children | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.06 cases per 100,000 children | 1.81 cases per 100,000 children | 0.253 cases per 100,000 children | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.7 cases per 100,000 children | 1.84 cases per 100,000 children | 0.145 cases per 100,000 children | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 2.43 cases per 100,000 children against 2.29 cases per 100,000 children in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.14 cases per 100,000 children, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 75th 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.