El Salvador vs Iran: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
El Salvador
0 cases per million
in 2023
Iran
0 cases per million
in 2023
El Salvador rank
26th
Iran rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Iran, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Iran ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9 cases per million | 2 cases per million | 5.9 cases per million | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0 cases per million | 0.7473 cases per million | 0.7473 cases per million | Iran |
| 2000s | 0 cases per million | 0.0046 cases per million | 0.0046 cases per million | Iran |
| 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, El Salvador or Iran?
- El Salvador, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between El Salvador and Iran?
- 0 cases per million, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Iran 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.