What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Central African Republic and Yemen?

6.66 cases, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Yemen?

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Yemen: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region

Central African Republic

15.54 cases

in 2023

Yemen

8.88 cases

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

7th

Yemen rank

8th

Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time

Central African Republic
Yemen

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 15.54 cases against 8.88 cases in Yemen, a difference of 6.66 cases.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.7 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 7th and Yemen ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	554.4 cases	3,380 cases	2,826 cases	Yemen
1990s	74.67 cases	308 cases	233.33 cases	Yemen
2000s	10.1 cases	95.71 cases	85.61 cases	Yemen
2010s	4.64 cases	1.44 cases	3.2 cases	Central African Republic
2020s	7.55 cases	71.59 cases	64.05 cases	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Central African Republic or Yemen?: Central African Republic, at 15.54 cases against 8.88 cases in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Central African Republic and Yemen?: 6.66 cases, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Yemen?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Yemen rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?: Central African Republic ranks 7th and Yemen ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Unit: cases
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total estimated number of polio cases.