Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zambia

Zambia: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes was 10.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.84
Change on year
up 47.5%
World rank
14th
of 172 countries
All-time high
10.84
in 2023
All-time low
1.84
in 2007
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zambia, 2001–2023

2468102001201220232001: 3.42002: 2.52003: 22004: 2.52005: 3.12006: 2.12007: 1.82008: 3.12009: 3.32010: 3.12011: 3.12012: 3.62013: 3.52014: 3.72015: 3.82016: 3.82017: 4.72018: 3.22019: 3.82020: 4.82021: 42022: 7.32023: 10.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 10.84 for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 47.5% on the previous year and up 208.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zambia peaked at 10.84 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2007.

That places Zambia 14th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.64 1.84 3.4 9
2010s 3.64 3.08 4.71 10
2020s 6.73 3.95 10.84 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.44 compare
  2. 12 Guinea 11.42 compare
  3. 13 Yemen 11 compare
  4. 15 Gabon 10.74 compare
  5. 16 Cameroon 10.26 compare
  6. 17 Côte d’Ivoire 10.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zambia?
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zambia was 10.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 10.84 in 2023.
What is the lowest rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2007.
How does Zambia rank for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes?
Zambia ranks 14th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 208.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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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Indicator
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,714 data points, 2001–2023
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