What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Suriname and United States?

0 cases per million, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United States?

21 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2000.

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.

Suriname vs United States: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Suriname

0 cases per million

in 2000

United States

0 cases per million

in 2023

Suriname rank

26th

United States rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Suriname
United States

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in United States, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.

Suriname ranks 26th and United States ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.265 cases per million	0.0265 cases per million	0.2386 cases per million	Suriname
1990s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2000s	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, Suriname or United States?: Suriname, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in United States as of 2000.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Suriname and United States?: 0 cases per million, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United States?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2000.
How do Suriname and United States rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Suriname ranks 26th and United States 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

Indicator: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Unit: cases per million
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.