Estonia vs Portugal: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Estonia
0 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Portugal
0.06 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Estonia rank
143rd
Portugal rank
142nd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Estonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Estonia, a difference of 0.06 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.688 cases per 100,000 children | 0.534 cases per 100,000 children | 0.154 cases per 100,000 children | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.144 cases per 100,000 children | 0.342 cases per 100,000 children | 0.198 cases per 100,000 children | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1375 cases per 100,000 children | 0.015 cases per 100,000 children | 0.1225 cases per 100,000 children | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Estonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Estonia and Portugal?
- 0.06 cases per 100,000 children, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Estonia ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd 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.