Mauritania vs Syria: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Mauritania
4.68 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Syria
4.26 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Mauritania rank
49th
Syria rank
52nd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Mauritania
- Syria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.68 cases per 100,000 children against 4.26 cases per 100,000 children in Syria, a difference of 0.42 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 49th and Syria ranks 52nd of 173 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.35 cases per 100,000 children | 1.83 cases per 100,000 children | 1.52 cases per 100,000 children | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.1 cases per 100,000 children | 3.2 cases per 100,000 children | 0.893 cases per 100,000 children | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 6.25 cases per 100,000 children | 4.96 cases per 100,000 children | 1.29 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, Mauritania or Syria?
- Mauritania, at 4.68 cases per 100,000 children against 4.26 cases per 100,000 children in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Mauritania and Syria?
- 0.42 cases per 100,000 children, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syria?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Syria rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Mauritania ranks 49th and Syria ranks 52nd 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.