Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in China
China: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes was 2.18 cases per 100,000 children in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in China, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in cases per 100,000 children.
Analysis
In 2023, rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in China stood at 2.18 cases per 100,000 children.
That represents a change of down 42.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in China peaked at 4.02 cases per 100,000 children in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5 cases per 100,000 children, in 2003.
China ranks 78th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in China, year by year
| Year | cases per 100,000 children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.58 cases per 100,000 children | — |
| 2002 | 1.59 cases per 100,000 children | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5 cases per 100,000 children | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.86 cases per 100,000 children | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 1.91 cases per 100,000 children | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.13 cases per 100,000 children | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.88 cases per 100,000 children | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 1.84 cases per 100,000 children | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.01 cases per 100,000 children | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.98 cases per 100,000 children | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.33 cases per 100,000 children | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 2.36 cases per 100,000 children | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.16 cases per 100,000 children | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.23 cases per 100,000 children | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.98 cases per 100,000 children | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.21 cases per 100,000 children | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.04 cases per 100,000 children | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.05 cases per 100,000 children | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.02 cases per 100,000 children | +96.1% |
| 2020 | 3.28 cases per 100,000 children | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 3.47 cases per 100,000 children | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 3.78 cases per 100,000 children | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 2.18 cases per 100,000 children | -42.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.18 cases per 100,000 children is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9 cases per 100,000 children, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- China's 2.18 cases per 100,000 children is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.27 cases per 100,000 children, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +96.1% | 2.05 cases per 100,000 children | 4.02 cases per 100,000 children |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 cases per 100,000 children | 1.5 cases per 100,000 children | 2.13 cases per 100,000 children | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.34 cases per 100,000 children | 1.98 cases per 100,000 children | 4.02 cases per 100,000 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 cases per 100,000 children | 2.18 cases per 100,000 children | 3.78 cases per 100,000 children | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 75 Sri Lanka 2.29 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 76 Papua New Guinea 2.25 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 77 Myanmar 2.2 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 79 Turkmenistan 2.09 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 80 Mexico 2.08 cases per 100,000 children compare
- 81 Eswatini 2.07 cases per 100,000 children compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in China?
- Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in China was 2.18 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 cases per 100,000 children in 2019.
- What is the lowest rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 cases per 100,000 children in 2003.
- How does China rank for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- China ranks 78th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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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.