Niger vs Zimbabwe: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Niger
0.0735 cases per million
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.06 cases per million
in 2023
Niger rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Niger
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0735 cases per million against 0.06 cases per million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0135 cases per million.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1 cases per million | 2.95 cases per million | 18.15 cases per million | Niger |
| 1990s | 4.5 cases per million | 0.2548 cases per million | 4.24 cases per million | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.26 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 1.26 cases per million | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.1122 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.1122 cases per million | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.4519 cases per million | 0.015 cases per million | 0.4369 cases per million | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Niger or Zimbabwe?
- Niger, at 0.0735 cases per million against 0.06 cases per million in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Niger and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0135 cases per million, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zimbabwe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Zimbabwe rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Niger ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.