Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Democratic Republic of Congo
2.18 cases per million
in 2023
Madagascar
0.7914 cases per million
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Madagascar rank
5th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.18 cases per million against 0.7914 cases per million in Madagascar, a difference of 1.39 cases per million.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.8 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Madagascar ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.59 cases per million | 4.26 cases per million | 1.32 cases per million | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 3.21 cases per million | 0.6474 cases per million | 2.57 cases per million | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 1.37 cases per million | 0.0452 cases per million | 1.33 cases per million | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.5001 cases per million | 0.0444 cases per million | 0.4557 cases per million | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 2.15 cases per million | 0.4717 cases per million | 1.68 cases per million | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Democratic Republic of Congo or Madagascar?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.18 cases per million against 0.7914 cases per million in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
- 1.39 cases per million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Madagascar ranks 5th 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.