Kenya vs Mauritania: Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people

Kenya
0.1452
in 2023
Mauritania
0.2056
in 2023
Kenya rank
15th
Mauritania rank
13th

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people over time

  • Kenya
  • Mauritania
0255075100198020012023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.2056 against 0.1452 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0604.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Kenya ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 24.93 39.48 14.55 Mauritania
1990s 8.06 6.03 2.03 Kenya
2000s 0.0525 0.4275 0.375 Mauritania
2010s 0.0405 0.1462 0.1058 Mauritania
2020s 0.0363 0.0514 0.0151 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people, Kenya or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.2056 against 0.1452 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people between Kenya and Mauritania?
0.0604, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people?
Kenya ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people. 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 1 million people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed