Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Sri Lanka
0 cases per million
in 2023
United Kingdom
0 cases per million
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
26th
United Kingdom rank
26th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time
- Sri Lanka
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 cases per million.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.27 cases per million | 0.0389 cases per million | 5.23 cases per million | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.2103 cases per million | 0.0157 cases per million | 0.1946 cases per million | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
| 2010s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | — |
| 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, Sri Lanka or United Kingdom?
- Sri Lanka, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?
- 0 cases per million, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and United Kingdom rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th and United Kingdom 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.