Yemen vs Zambia: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
Yemen
11 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Zambia
10.84 cases per 100,000 children
in 2023
Yemen rank
13th
Zambia rank
14th
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes over time
- Yemen
- Zambia
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 11 cases per 100,000 children against 10.84 cases per 100,000 children in Zambia, a difference of 0.16 cases per 100,000 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zambia ahead.
Yemen ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 14th of 173 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.75 cases per 100,000 children | 2.64 cases per 100,000 children | 0.1044 cases per 100,000 children | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.08 cases per 100,000 children | 3.64 cases per 100,000 children | 1.44 cases per 100,000 children | Yemen |
| 2020s | 9.07 cases per 100,000 children | 6.73 cases per 100,000 children | 2.34 cases per 100,000 children | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes, Yemen or Zambia?
- Yemen, at 11 cases per 100,000 children against 10.84 cases per 100,000 children in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes between Yemen and Zambia?
- 0.16 cases per 100,000 children, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Yemen ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 14th 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.