Ethiopia vs Namibia: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Ethiopia
3.49 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Namibia
3.55 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
56th
Namibia rank
55th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.55 cases per 100,000 children against 3.49 cases per 100,000 children in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.06 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Namibia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 55th of 173 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.19 cases per 100,000 children | 4.04 cases per 100,000 children | 1.85 cases per 100,000 children | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.73 cases per 100,000 children | 3.58 cases per 100,000 children | 0.848 cases per 100,000 children | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.76 cases per 100,000 children | 3.84 cases per 100,000 children | 0.0775 cases per 100,000 children | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.55 cases per 100,000 children against 3.49 cases per 100,000 children in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 0.06 cases per 100,000 children, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Ethiopia ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 55th 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.