North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
North Korea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0 cases per million
in 2023
North Korea rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
North Korea ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2305 cases per million | 5.27 cases per million | 5.04 cases per million | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0642 cases per million | 0.1402 cases per million | 0.0759 cases per million | Sri Lanka |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- North Korea, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0 cases per million, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- North Korea ranks 26th and Sri Lanka 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.