Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes was 6.58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zimbabwe, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 6.58 for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2001.
That places Zimbabwe 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.4 | — |
| 2002 | 1.6 | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1 | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 2.8 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 1.86 | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 1.52 | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 3.23 | +73.7% |
| 2011 | 3.76 | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 3.52 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.68 | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 3.42 | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 3.59 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 4.09 | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 3.33 | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 3.74 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 3.03 | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 2.86 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 2.76 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 7.78 | +181.9% |
| 2023 | 6.58 | -15.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 6.58 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.47, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 6.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.69, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zimbabwe 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 | +181.9% | 2.76 | 7.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.64 | 3.03 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 2.76 | 7.78 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zimbabwe?
- Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes in Zimbabwe was 6.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 31st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non polio causes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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