Gambia vs Mauritania: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Gambia
4.91 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Mauritania
4.68 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Gambia rank
46th
Mauritania rank
49th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.91 cases per 100,000 children against 4.68 cases per 100,000 children in Mauritania, a difference of 0.23 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gambia ranks 46th and Mauritania ranks 49th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.38 cases per 100,000 children | 3.35 cases per 100,000 children | 0.97 cases per 100,000 children | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.54 cases per 100,000 children | 4.1 cases per 100,000 children | 0.444 cases per 100,000 children | Gambia |
| 2020s | 3.67 cases per 100,000 children | 6.25 cases per 100,000 children | 2.58 cases per 100,000 children | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Gambia, at 4.91 cases per 100,000 children against 4.68 cases per 100,000 children in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 0.23 cases per 100,000 children, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Gambia ranks 46th and Mauritania ranks 49th 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.