North Korea vs Rwanda: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
North Korea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Rwanda
0 cases per million
in 2023
North Korea rank
26th
Rwanda rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- North Korea
- Rwanda
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Rwanda, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.
North Korea ranks 26th and Rwanda ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2305 cases per million | 3.16 cases per million | 2.93 cases per million | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.0642 cases per million | 0.4789 cases per million | 0.4147 cases per million | Rwanda |
| 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 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, North Korea or Rwanda?
- North Korea, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between North Korea and Rwanda?
- 0 cases per million, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Rwanda?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Rwanda rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- North Korea ranks 26th and Rwanda 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.