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

0 cases per million, with Brazil ahead.

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

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 Rwanda: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Brazil

0 cases per million

in 2023

Rwanda

0 cases per million

in 2023

Brazil rank

26th

Rwanda rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Brazil
Rwanda

How they compare

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

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

Brazil ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 26th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.25 cases per million	3.16 cases per million	0.9047 cases per million	Rwanda
1990s	0 cases per million	0.4816 cases per million	0.4816 cases per million	Rwanda
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 Rwanda?: Brazil, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Brazil and Rwanda?: 0 cases per million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Rwanda?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Rwanda rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Brazil ranks 26th and Rwanda 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.