Guinea-Bissau vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Guinea-Bissau
1.93 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.95 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
85th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
84th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.95 cases per 100,000 children against 1.93 cases per 100,000 children in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.02 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 85th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 84th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.05 cases per 100,000 children | 1.46 cases per 100,000 children | 1.59 cases per 100,000 children | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.34 cases per 100,000 children | 2.41 cases per 100,000 children | 0.925 cases per 100,000 children | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 2.21 cases per 100,000 children | 2.69 cases per 100,000 children | 0.4775 cases per 100,000 children | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Guinea-Bissau or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.95 cases per 100,000 children against 1.93 cases per 100,000 children in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Guinea-Bissau and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.02 cases per 100,000 children, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 85th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.