Colombia vs El Salvador: Reported cases of paralytic polio

Colombia
0 cases
in 2023
El Salvador
0 cases
in 2023
Colombia rank
26th
El Salvador rank
26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
0100200300400500198020012023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in El Salvador, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 26th and El Salvador ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 106 cases 37.4 cases 68.6 cases Colombia
1990s 1.2 cases 0 cases 1.2 cases Colombia
2000s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases
2010s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases
2020s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio, Colombia or El Salvador?
Colombia, at 0 cases against 0 cases in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between Colombia and El Salvador?
0 cases, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio?
Colombia ranks 26th and El Salvador ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Reported cases of paralytic polio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reported cases of paralytic polio
Unit
cases
Source
World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed 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

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.