What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Belarus and North Korea?

0 cases per million, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Korea?

32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

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.

Belarus vs North Korea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Belarus

0 cases per million

in 2023

North Korea

0 cases per million

in 2023

Belarus rank

26th

North Korea rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Belarus
North Korea

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in North Korea, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.

Belarus ranks 26th and North Korea ranks 26th of 199 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0358 cases per million	0.0723 cases per million	0.0365 cases per million	North Korea
2000s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
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, Belarus or North Korea?: Belarus, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Belarus and North Korea?: 0 cases per million, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North Korea?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Belarus and North Korea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Belarus ranks 26th and North Korea 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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Indicator: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Unit: cases per million
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.