Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in China
China: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes was 2.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in China, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in China stood at 2.18.
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 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.58 | — |
| 2002 | 1.59 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.86 | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 1.91 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.13 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.88 | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 1.84 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.01 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.98 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.33 | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 2.36 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.16 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.23 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.21 | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 2.04 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.05 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.02 | +96.1% |
| 2020 | 3.28 | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 3.47 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 3.78 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 2.18 | -42.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- China's 2.18 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.27, 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 | 4.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 | 1.5 | 2.13 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.34 | 1.98 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 | 2.18 | 3.78 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
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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 in 2023, according to 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 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 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 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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