What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Denmark and Sweden?

0 cases per million, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

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.

Denmark vs Sweden: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Denmark

0 cases per million

in 2023

Sweden

0 cases per million

in 2023

Denmark rank

26th

Sweden rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Sweden, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.039 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.039 cases per million	Denmark
1990s	0 cases per million	0.0116 cases per million	0.0116 cases per million	Sweden
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, Denmark or Sweden?: Denmark, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Denmark and Sweden?: 0 cases per million, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Denmark ranks 26th and Sweden 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

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.