Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0 cases per million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
0100200300400198020012023

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 82.78 cases per million 4.75 cases per million 78.03 cases per million Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 1.47 cases per million 0.2778 cases per million 1.19 cases per million Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0 cases per million 0 cases per million 0 cases per million
2010s 0.1614 cases per million 0.2787 cases per million 0.1173 cases per million Papua New Guinea
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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
0 cases per million, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea 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.