What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Belgium and Denmark?

0 cases per million, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Belgium vs Denmark: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Belgium

0 cases per million

in 2023

Denmark

0 cases per million

in 2023

Belgium rank

26th

Denmark rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Denmark, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 26th and Denmark ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0404 cases per million	0.039 cases per million	0.0014 cases per million	Belgium
1990s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
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, Belgium or Denmark?: Belgium, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Belgium and Denmark?: 0 cases per million, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Belgium ranks 26th and Denmark 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: 18 September 2026

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