Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs United States of America: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0 cases per million
in 2023
United States of America
0 cases per million
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
26th
United States of America rank
26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • United States of America
00.511.52198020012023

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in United States of America, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2305 cases per million 0.0265 cases per million 0.2041 cases per million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 0.0642 cases per million 0 cases per million 0.0642 cases per million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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 0.0007 cases per million 0.0007 cases per million United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or United States of America?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America?
0 cases per million, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and United States of America 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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Indicator
Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Unit
cases per million
Source
World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.