North Macedonia vs Portugal: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
North Macedonia
0 cases per 100,000 children
in 2021
Portugal
0.06 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
143rd
Portugal rank
142nd
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- North Macedonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.06 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was North Macedonia ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 142nd of 173 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 cases per 100,000 children | 0.4688 cases per 100,000 children | 1.26 cases per 100,000 children | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 0.756 cases per 100,000 children | 0.342 cases per 100,000 children | 0.414 cases per 100,000 children | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 0 cases per 100,000 children | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, North Macedonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in North Macedonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 0.06 cases per 100,000 children, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Portugal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do North Macedonia and Portugal rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- North Macedonia 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.
Individual pages
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.