El Salvador vs Liberia: Reported cases of paralytic polio

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

Reported cases of paralytic polio over time

  • El Salvador
  • Liberia
020406080100198020012023

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s 37.4 cases 14 cases 23.4 cases El Salvador
1990s 0 cases 6.62 cases 6.62 cases Liberia
2000s 0 cases 1.1 cases 1.1 cases Liberia
2010s 0 cases 0.2 cases 0.2 cases Liberia
2020s 0 cases 0.75 cases 0.75 cases Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio, El Salvador or Liberia?
El Salvador, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between El Salvador and Liberia?
0 cases, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Liberia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Liberia rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio?
El Salvador ranks 26th and Liberia 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.