Brazil vs North Korea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Brazil
0 cases per million
in 2023
North Korea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Brazil rank
26th
North Korea rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Brazil
- North Korea
How they compare
Brazil 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 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and North Korea ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.25 cases per million | 0.2305 cases per million | 2.02 cases per million | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0 cases per million | 0.0642 cases per million | 0.0642 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, Brazil or North Korea?
- Brazil, 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 Brazil and North Korea?
- 0 cases per million, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and North Korea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and North Korea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Brazil 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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About this data
Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.