Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Brazil
Brazil: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes was 0.96 cases per 100,000 children in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in cases per 100,000 children.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.96 cases per 100,000 children for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Brazil peaked at 1.32 cases per 100,000 children in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.46 cases per 100,000 children, in 2020.
That places Brazil 115th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | cases per 100,000 children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.28 cases per 100,000 children | — |
| 2002 | 1.23 cases per 100,000 children | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.26 cases per 100,000 children | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.24 cases per 100,000 children | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.11 cases per 100,000 children | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 1.12 cases per 100,000 children | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.16 cases per 100,000 children | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 cases per 100,000 children | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 1 cases per 100,000 children | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.96 cases per 100,000 children | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 cases per 100,000 children | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.94 cases per 100,000 children | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.81 cases per 100,000 children | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.83 cases per 100,000 children | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.89 cases per 100,000 children | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.94 cases per 100,000 children | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.91 cases per 100,000 children | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.94 cases per 100,000 children | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.84 cases per 100,000 children | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.46 cases per 100,000 children | -45.2% |
| 2021 | 0.53 cases per 100,000 children | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 1.32 cases per 100,000 children | +149.1% |
| 2023 | 0.96 cases per 100,000 children | -27.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.96 cases per 100,000 children is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9 cases per 100,000 children, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.96 cases per 100,000 children is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.41 cases per 100,000 children, 68% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +149.1% | 0.53 cases per 100,000 children | 1.32 cases per 100,000 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 cases per 100,000 children | 1 cases per 100,000 children | 1.28 cases per 100,000 children | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.911 cases per 100,000 children | 0.81 cases per 100,000 children | 1.05 cases per 100,000 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8175 cases per 100,000 children | 0.46 cases per 100,000 children | 1.32 cases per 100,000 children | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 112 Georgia 1.05 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 113 Latvia 0.97 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 113 Panama 0.97 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 116 Cambodia 0.88 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 117 Montenegro 0.86 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 118 Brunei 0.85 cases per 100,000 children compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Brazil?
- Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Brazil was 0.96 cases per 100,000 children in 2023, according to World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 cases per 100,000 children in 2022.
- What is the lowest rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 cases per 100,000 children in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Brazil ranks 115th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.