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Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes

What you should know about this indicator

  • Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance is the gold standard for detecting cases of poliomyelitis.
  • At least one case of non-polio AFP should be detected annually per 100,000 population aged less than 15 years. In endemic regions, to ensure even higher sensitivity, this rate should be two per 100 000.
Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
The 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.
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
April 8, 2024
Next expected update
May 2026
Date range
2001–2023
Unit
cases per 100,000 children

Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

World Health Organization – Polio Cases and Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance

Retrieved on
April 8, 2024
Retrieved from
https://extranet.who.int/polis/public/CaseCount.aspx
Citation
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World Health Organization - Polio cases (2024).
Retrieved on
April 8, 2024
Retrieved from
https://extranet.who.int/polis/public/CaseCount.aspx
Citation
This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
World Health Organization - Polio cases (2024).

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“Data Page: Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes”, part of the following publication: Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser (2016) - “Global Health”. Data adapted from World Health Organization. Retrieved from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260430-080120/grapher/rate-of-acute-flaccid-paralysis-from-non-polio-causes.html [online resource] (archived on April 30, 2026).

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World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data

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World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes” [dataset]. World Health Organization, “Polio Cases and Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance” [original data]. Retrieved April 30, 2026 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260430-080120/grapher/rate-of-acute-flaccid-paralysis-from-non-polio-causes.html (archived on April 30, 2026).

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