Portugal vs Slovakia: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Portugal
0.06 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Slovakia
0.13 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Portugal rank
142nd
Slovakia rank
139th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Portugal
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.13 cases per 100,000 children against 0.06 cases per 100,000 children in Portugal, a difference of 0.07 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 2.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 142nd and Slovakia ranks 139th of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4688 cases per 100,000 children | 0.6188 cases per 100,000 children | 0.15 cases per 100,000 children | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.342 cases per 100,000 children | 0.238 cases per 100,000 children | 0.104 cases per 100,000 children | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.015 cases per 100,000 children | 0.1675 cases per 100,000 children | 0.1525 cases per 100,000 children | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.13 cases per 100,000 children against 0.06 cases per 100,000 children in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Portugal and Slovakia?
- 0.07 cases per 100,000 children, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Portugal ranks 142nd and Slovakia ranks 139th 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.