Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Spain
Spain: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes was 0.55 cases per 100,000 children in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 0.55 cases per 100,000 children.
That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Spain peaked at 0.8 cases per 100,000 children in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.17 cases per 100,000 children, in 2020.
Spain ranks 127th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | cases per 100,000 children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8 cases per 100,000 children | — |
| 2002 | 0.58 cases per 100,000 children | -27.5% |
| 2003 | 0.74 cases per 100,000 children | +27.6% |
| 2004 | 0.75 cases per 100,000 children | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.77 cases per 100,000 children | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.67 cases per 100,000 children | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.59 cases per 100,000 children | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.56 cases per 100,000 children | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.34 cases per 100,000 children | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.46 cases per 100,000 children | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5 cases per 100,000 children | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.33 cases per 100,000 children | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.37 cases per 100,000 children | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.58 cases per 100,000 children | +56.8% |
| 2015 | 0.44 cases per 100,000 children | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 0.71 cases per 100,000 children | +61.4% |
| 2017 | 0.55 cases per 100,000 children | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.56 cases per 100,000 children | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.55 cases per 100,000 children | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.17 cases per 100,000 children | -69.1% |
| 2021 | 0.41 cases per 100,000 children | +141.2% |
| 2022 | 0.73 cases per 100,000 children | +78.0% |
| 2023 | 0.55 cases per 100,000 children | -24.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.55 cases per 100,000 children is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.14 cases per 100,000 children, 3.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.55 cases per 100,000 children is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.13 cases per 100,000 children, 4.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6444 cases per 100,000 children | 0.34 cases per 100,000 children | 0.8 cases per 100,000 children | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.505 cases per 100,000 children | 0.33 cases per 100,000 children | 0.71 cases per 100,000 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.465 cases per 100,000 children | 0.17 cases per 100,000 children | 0.73 cases per 100,000 children | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Spain?
- Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes in Spain was 0.55 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 cases per 100,000 children in 2001.
- What is the lowest rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 cases per 100,000 children in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes?
- Spain ranks 127th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.