North Korea vs Malawi: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
North Korea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Malawi
0 cases per million
in 2023
North Korea rank
26th
Malawi rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- North Korea
- Malawi
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Malawi, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
North Korea ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2305 cases per million | 5.86 cases per million | 5.63 cases per million | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0642 cases per million | 0.1417 cases per million | 0.0775 cases per million | Malawi |
| 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 | 0.0616 cases per million | 0.0616 cases per million | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, North Korea or Malawi?
- North Korea, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between North Korea and Malawi?
- 0 cases per million, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Malawi rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- North Korea ranks 26th and Malawi 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.