Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people

Afghanistan
0.142
in 2023
Mauritania
0.2056
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
16th
Mauritania rank
13th

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
050100150200198020012023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.2056 against 0.142 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0636.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 99.76 39.48 60.28 Afghanistan
1990s 2.79 5.91 3.12 Mauritania
2000s 1.25 0.4275 0.8228 Afghanistan
2010s 0.9439 0.1462 0.7977 Afghanistan
2020s 2.66 0.0514 2.61 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.2056 against 0.142 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
0.0636, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people?
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed