Macao vs Portugal: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Macao
0 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Portugal
0.06 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Macao rank
143rd
Portugal rank
142nd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Macao
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Macao, a difference of 0.06 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 cases per 100,000 children | 0.485 cases per 100,000 children | 1.18 cases per 100,000 children | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.798 cases per 100,000 children | 0.342 cases per 100,000 children | 0.456 cases per 100,000 children | Macao |
| 2020s | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 0.015 cases per 100,000 children | 0.015 cases per 100,000 children | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Macao or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Macao and Portugal?
- 0.06 cases per 100,000 children, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Portugal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Portugal rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Macao ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd 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.