Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Pakistan
0.0249 cases per million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Pakistan rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.0249 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0249 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.07 cases per million | 4.56 cases per million | 15.51 cases per million | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 6.38 cases per million | 0.2778 cases per million | 6.11 cases per million | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.5174 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.5174 cases per million | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.5577 cases per million | 0.2787 cases per million | 0.279 cases per million | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.2781 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.2781 cases per million | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Pakistan, at 0.0249 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 Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0249 cases per million, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Pakistan ranks 24th 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.