Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Iraq
0 cases per million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Iraq rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Iraq
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.14 cases per million | 4.56 cases per million | 13.58 cases per million | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.63 cases per million | 0.2778 cases per million | 3.35 cases per million | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0162 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.0162 cases per million | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0054 cases per million | 0.2787 cases per million | 0.2733 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 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, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
- Iraq, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 cases per million, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea 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.