Myanmar vs South Africa: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Myanmar
0 cases per million
in 2023
South Africa
0 cases per million
in 2023
Myanmar rank
26th
South Africa rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Myanmar
- South Africa
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in South Africa, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.51 cases per million | 3.76 cases per million | 0.7478 cases per million | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.9506 cases per million | 0.248 cases per million | 0.7026 cases per million | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.1297 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.1297 cases per million | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.0152 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.0152 cases per million | Myanmar |
| 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, Myanmar or South Africa?
- Myanmar, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Myanmar and South Africa?
- 0 cases per million, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Myanmar ranks 26th and South Africa 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.