Eswatini vs North Korea: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Eswatini
2.07 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
North Korea
1.95 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Eswatini rank
81st
North Korea rank
84th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Eswatini
- North Korea
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.07 cases per 100,000 children against 1.95 cases per 100,000 children in North Korea, a difference of 0.12 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 81st and North Korea ranks 84th of 173 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.42 cases per 100,000 children | 1.46 cases per 100,000 children | 0.9578 cases per 100,000 children | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 3.84 cases per 100,000 children | 2.41 cases per 100,000 children | 1.43 cases per 100,000 children | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 2.98 cases per 100,000 children | 2.69 cases per 100,000 children | 0.29 cases per 100,000 children | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Eswatini or North Korea?
- Eswatini, at 2.07 cases per 100,000 children against 1.95 cases per 100,000 children in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Eswatini and North Korea?
- 0.12 cases per 100,000 children, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and North Korea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and North Korea rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Eswatini ranks 81st and North Korea ranks 84th 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.