Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Burkina Faso
0.129 cases per million
in 2023
Kenya
0.1452 cases per million
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Kenya rank
15th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.1452 cases per million against 0.129 cases per million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0162 cases per million.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 12.66 cases per million 24.93 cases per million 12.27 cases per million Kenya
1990s 0.7194 cases per million 8.06 cases per million 7.34 cases per million Kenya
2000s 0.2946 cases per million 0.0525 cases per million 0.2421 cases per million Burkina Faso
2010s 0.0048 cases per million 0.0405 cases per million 0.0357 cases per million Kenya
2020s 0.8099 cases per million 0.0363 cases per million 0.7736 cases per million Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.1452 cases per million against 0.129 cases per million in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
0.0162 cases per million, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th 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

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

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