How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?

22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Portugal vs Romania: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes

Portugal

0.06 cases per 100,000 children

in 2023

Romania

0 cases per 100,000 children

in 2023

Portugal rank

142nd

Romania rank

143rd

Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time

Portugal
Romania

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Romania, a difference of 0.06 cases per 100,000 children.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 142nd and Romania ranks 143rd of 173 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4688 cases per 100,000 children	0.8175 cases per 100,000 children	0.3488 cases per 100,000 children	Romania
2010s	0.342 cases per 100,000 children	0.572 cases per 100,000 children	0.23 cases per 100,000 children	Romania
2020s	0.015 cases per 100,000 children	0.04 cases per 100,000 children	0.025 cases per 100,000 children	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Portugal or Romania?: Portugal, at 0.06 cases per 100,000 children against 0 cases per 100,000 children in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Portugal and Romania?: 0.06 cases per 100,000 children, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?: Portugal ranks 142nd and Romania ranks 143rd 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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Indicator: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Unit: cases per 100,000 children
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 3,714 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.