Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Marshall Islands
0 cases per million
in 2000
Papua New Guinea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Marshall Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Marshall Islands 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 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.37 cases per million | 4.56 cases per million | 2.18 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0 cases per million | 0.2778 cases per million | 0.2778 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 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, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Marshall Islands, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea as of 2000.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 cases per million, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2000.
- How do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Marshall Islands 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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About this data
Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.