El Salvador vs Ghana: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
El Salvador
0 cases per million
in 2023
Ghana
0 cases per million
in 2023
El Salvador rank
26th
Ghana rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Ghana, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Ghana ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9 cases per million | 9 cases per million | 1.1 cases per million | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0 cases per million | 2.15 cases per million | 2.15 cases per million | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0 cases per million | 0.5992 cases per million | 0.5992 cases per million | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0 cases per million | 0.0571 cases per million | 0.0571 cases per million | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0 cases per million | 0.1156 cases per million | 0.1156 cases per million | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, El Salvador or Ghana?
- El Salvador, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 0 cases per million, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Ghana 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.