New Zealand vs Thailand: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
New Zealand
1.27 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Thailand
1.34 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
New Zealand rank
106th
Thailand rank
103rd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- New Zealand
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.34 cases per 100,000 children against 1.27 cases per 100,000 children in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Thailand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 106th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 cases per 100,000 children | 1.9 cases per 100,000 children | 0.8911 cases per 100,000 children | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.09 cases per 100,000 children | 1.82 cases per 100,000 children | 0.737 cases per 100,000 children | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.2 cases per 100,000 children | 0.985 cases per 100,000 children | 2.22 cases per 100,000 children | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, New Zealand or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.34 cases per 100,000 children against 1.27 cases per 100,000 children in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between New Zealand and Thailand?
- 0.07 cases per 100,000 children, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- New Zealand ranks 106th and Thailand ranks 103rd 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.