Canada vs North Korea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Canada
0 cases per million
in 2023
North Korea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Canada rank
26th
North Korea rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Canada
- North Korea
How they compare
Canada 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 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North Korea ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and North Korea ranks 26th of 199 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.019 cases per million | 0.2305 cases per million | 0.2116 cases per million | North Korea |
| 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, Canada or North Korea?
- Canada, 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 Canada and North Korea?
- 0 cases per million, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North Korea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Canada and North Korea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Canada 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.