El Salvador vs Sierra Leone: Reported cases of paralytic polio
El Salvador
0 cases
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0 cases
in 2023
El Salvador rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
26th
Reported cases of paralytic polio over time
- El Salvador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 cases.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4 cases | 39.3 cases | 1.9 cases | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0 cases | 14.33 cases | 14.33 cases | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0 cases | 4.5 cases | 4.5 cases | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0 cases | 0.1 cases | 0.1 cases | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0 cases | 3.75 cases | 3.75 cases | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio, El Salvador or Sierra Leone?
- El Salvador, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 0 cases, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sierra Leone rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 26th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) β 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
Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.