Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes by country
The number of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) per 100,000 children aged 15 or under, not attributed to polio, that were detected and reported to the WHO.
Countries reporting
172
Highest
36.02 cases per 100,000 children
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 cases per 100,000 children
Saint Helena
Median
1.87 cases per 100,000 children
Years covered
23
2001–2023
Data points
3,714
What the numbers show
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 36.02 cases per 100,000 children in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 cases per 100,000 children in Saint Helena.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.87 cases per 100,000 children, and the mean is 3.64 cases per 100,000 children.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 1,253.5%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 36.02 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Pakistan | 32.17 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Chad | 23.86 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.47 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 16.41 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Maldives | 13.67 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 1,253.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 13.58 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Mali | 13.47 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 282.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Madagascar | 13.31 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo | 12.4 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.44 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 12 | Guinea | 11.42 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Yemen | 11 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Zambia | 10.84 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 208.0% | rising |
| 15 | Gabon | 10.74 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 739.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 10.26 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.12 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 9.49 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 251.5% | rising |
| 19 | Somalia | 8.91 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 20 | Qatar | 8.55 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 8.46 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Ghana | 8.15 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Togo | 7.62 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 24 | India | 7.46 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 25 | Tanzania | 7.36 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Lebanon | 7.26 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 7.23 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 233.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Benin | 6.95 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 29 | Indonesia | 6.93 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 6.58 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 6.47 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 33 | Kuwait | 6.46 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 6.45 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Iraq | 6.39 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 36 | Bahrain | 6.32 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 6.23 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 38 | Mozambique | 6.09 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Iran | 5.65 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 40 | Libya | 5.49 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 41 | Botswana | 5.29 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 42 | Jordan | 5.12 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 5.08 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 44 | Rwanda | 5.02 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 45 | Angola | 5.01 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 46 | Gambia | 4.91 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 47 | Senegal | 4.75 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 48 | Algeria | 4.74 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Mauritania | 4.68 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 4.68 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Belarus | 4.34 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 52 | Syria | 4.26 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 3.94 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 3.7 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 55 | Namibia | 3.55 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 3.49 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 57 | Oman | 3.43 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 58 | Kenya | 3.39 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 3.35 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 60 | Burundi | 3.34 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 61 | South Africa | 3.01 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 62 | Malaysia | 2.85 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Sudan | 2.82 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 64 | Bhutan | 2.73 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.72 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 66 | Eritrea | 2.7 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 2.68 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 2.64 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 69 | Liberia | 2.59 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 70 | Comoros | 2.58 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 2.57 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 206.0% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 2.43 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 73 | Ukraine | 2.39 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 2.32 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 2.29 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 2.25 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Myanmar | 2.2 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 33.5% | flat |
| 78 | China | 2.18 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 2.09 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 80 | Mexico | 2.08 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 81 | Eswatini | 2.07 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 66.8% | rising |
| 82 | Australia | 2.05 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 1.99 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 99.0% | falling |
| 84 | North Korea | 1.95 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.93 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 1.9 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 86 | Lesotho | 1.9 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 1.84 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 64.7% | flat |
| 89 | Laos | 1.77 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine | 1.74 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 1.7 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 92 | Morocco | 1.66 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 43.1% | falling |
| 93 | Venezuela | 1.6 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 94 | Honduras | 1.55 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 95 | Ecuador | 1.51 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 174.5% | rising |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 1.5 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 33.0% | flat |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 1.43 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Russia | 1.43 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 99 | Guatemala | 1.41 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Paraguay | 1.41 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 101 | Norway | 1.37 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 101.5% | falling |
| 101 | Peru | 1.37 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 44.2% | falling |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 1.34 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Thailand | 1.34 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 105 | Argentina | 1.31 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 106 | Israel | 1.27 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 106 | New Zealand | 1.27 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Colombia | 1.24 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 109 | Turkey | 1.23 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 110 | Poland | 1.16 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 56.8% | flat |
| 110 | Vietnam | 1.16 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 112 | Georgia | 1.05 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 113 | Latvia | 0.97 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Panama | 0.97 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 115 | Brazil | 0.96 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 116 | Cambodia | 0.88 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 117 | Montenegro | 0.86 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei | 0.85 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 0.81 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 119 | Singapore | 0.81 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Bolivia | 0.8 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 122 | South Korea | 0.76 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Greece | 0.65 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 123 | Hungary | 0.65 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 125 | Moldova | 0.64 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechia | 0.57 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 127 | Spain | 0.55 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 128 | Italy | 0.5 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 0.41 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Canada | 0.36 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 131 | Japan | 0.35 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 0.33 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 133 | East Timor | 0.3 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Haiti | 0.27 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.18 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Switzerland | 0.18 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 137 | Mongolia | 0.14 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Uruguay | 0.14 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Slovakia | 0.13 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Serbia | 0.11 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 86.6% | falling |
| 141 | Austria | 0.08 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Portugal | 0.06 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Albania | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Andorra | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Belgium | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Cyprus | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Germany | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Denmark | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Estonia | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Finland | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | France | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | United Kingdom | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Hong Kong | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Croatia | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Ireland | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Lithuania | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Macao | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Monaco | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Malta | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Netherlands | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Romania | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | San Marino | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | South Sudan | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Slovenia | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Sweden | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Seychelles | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | United States | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Reunion | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Saint Helena | 0 cases per 100,000 children | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
The number of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) per 100,000 children aged 15 or under, not attributed to polio, that were detected and reported to the WHO.