Serbia vs Slovakia: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Serbia
0.11 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Slovakia
0.13 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Serbia rank
140th
Slovakia rank
139th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Serbia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.13 cases per 100,000 children against 0.11 cases per 100,000 children in Serbia, a difference of 0.02 cases per 100,000 children.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Serbia ahead.
Serbia ranks 140th and Slovakia ranks 139th of 173 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8325 cases per 100,000 children | 0.285 cases per 100,000 children | 0.5475 cases per 100,000 children | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.691 cases per 100,000 children | 0.238 cases per 100,000 children | 0.453 cases per 100,000 children | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.195 cases per 100,000 children | 0.1675 cases per 100,000 children | 0.0275 cases per 100,000 children | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Serbia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.13 cases per 100,000 children against 0.11 cases per 100,000 children in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Serbia and Slovakia?
- 0.02 cases per 100,000 children, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Slovakia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Serbia and Slovakia rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Serbia ranks 140th 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.