Papua New Guinea vs Tanzania: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Papua New Guinea
0 cases per million
in 2023
Tanzania
0.0297 cases per million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
26th
Tanzania rank
23rd
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.0297 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0297 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.56 cases per million | 6.84 cases per million | 2.28 cases per million | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.3087 cases per million | 0.395 cases per million | 0.0864 cases per million | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
| 2010s | 0.2787 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0.2787 cases per million | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0 cases per million | 0.0074 cases per million | 0.0074 cases per million | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Papua New Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.0297 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 Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 0.0297 cases per million, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tanzania?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.