Mauritania vs Yemen: Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people

Mauritania
0.2056
in 2023
Yemen
0.2322
in 2023
Mauritania rank
13th
Yemen rank
10th

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people over time

  • Mauritania
  • Yemen
0255075100198020012023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.2322 against 0.2056 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0266.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 39.48 45.46 5.97 Yemen
1990s 6.31 2.84 3.47 Mauritania
2000s 0.4275 2.25 1.82 Yemen
2010s 0.1462 0.0498 0.0964 Mauritania
2020s 0.0514 1.93 1.88 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people, Mauritania or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.2322 against 0.2056 in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people between Mauritania and Yemen?
0.0266, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people?
Mauritania ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed