Kyrgyzstan vs Malaysia: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Kyrgyzstan
2.72 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Malaysia
2.85 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
65th
Malaysia rank
62nd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.85 cases per 100,000 children against 2.72 cases per 100,000 children in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.13 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 62nd of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 cases per 100,000 children | 1.29 cases per 100,000 children | 0.7089 cases per 100,000 children | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 3.67 cases per 100,000 children | 2.08 cases per 100,000 children | 1.59 cases per 100,000 children | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 3.07 cases per 100,000 children | 3.83 cases per 100,000 children | 0.76 cases per 100,000 children | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Kyrgyzstan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.85 cases per 100,000 children against 2.72 cases per 100,000 children in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia?
- 0.13 cases per 100,000 children, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Malaysia rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 62nd 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.