What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Brazil and El Salvador?

0 cases per million, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?

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.

Brazil vs El Salvador: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Brazil

0 cases per million

in 2023

El Salvador

0 cases per million

in 2023

Brazil rank

26th

El Salvador rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Brazil
El Salvador

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in El Salvador, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

Brazil ranks 26th and El Salvador ranks 26th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.25 cases per million	7.9 cases per million	5.64 cases per million	El Salvador
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, Brazil or El Salvador?: Brazil, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Brazil and El Salvador?: 0 cases per million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Brazil ranks 26th and El Salvador 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.