Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Burkina Faso
0.129 cases per million
in 2023
Mozambique
0.1475 cases per million
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Mozambique rank
14th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.1475 cases per million against 0.129 cases per million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0185 cases per million.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.66 cases per million | 2.13 cases per million | 10.54 cases per million | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.7194 cases per million | 0.124 cases per million | 0.5954 cases per million | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.2946 cases per million | 0.0113 cases per million | 0.2833 cases per million | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.0048 cases per million | 0.0118 cases per million | 0.007 cases per million | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.8099 cases per million | 0.3103 cases per million | 0.4996 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.1475 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 Mozambique?
- 0.0185 cases per million, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Mozambique ranks 14th 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.