Georgia vs Turkey: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Georgia
1.05 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Turkey
1.23 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Georgia rank
112th
Turkey rank
109th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Georgia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.23 cases per 100,000 children against 1.05 cases per 100,000 children in Georgia, a difference of 0.18 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 112th and Turkey ranks 109th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 cases per 100,000 children | 1.01 cases per 100,000 children | 0.18 cases per 100,000 children | Georgia |
| 2010s | 1.55 cases per 100,000 children | 1.27 cases per 100,000 children | 0.276 cases per 100,000 children | Georgia |
| 2020s | 0.84 cases per 100,000 children | 1.09 cases per 100,000 children | 0.2525 cases per 100,000 children | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Georgia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.23 cases per 100,000 children against 1.05 cases per 100,000 children in Georgia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Georgia and Turkey?
- 0.18 cases per 100,000 children, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Turkey?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Georgia and Turkey rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Georgia ranks 112th and Turkey ranks 109th 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.