Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Bangladesh
0 cases per million
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0 cases per million
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.14 cases per million | 5.27 cases per million | 3.13 cases per million | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.07 cases per million | 0.2103 cases per million | 1.86 cases per million | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.1659 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.1659 cases per million | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
| 2020s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 0 cases per million, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.