Kenya vs Yemen: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Kenya
8.88 cases
in 2023
Yemen
8.88 cases
in 2023
Kenya rank
8th
Yemen rank
8th
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.88 cases against 8.88 cases in Yemen, a difference of 0 cases.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,532 cases | 3,380 cases | 151.9 cases | Kenya |
| 1990s | 321.22 cases | 308 cases | 13.22 cases | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.51 cases | 95.71 cases | 93.2 cases | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2 cases | 1.44 cases | 0.555 cases | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.22 cases | 71.59 cases | 69.38 cases | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 8.88 cases against 8.88 cases in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0 cases, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
- Kenya ranks 8th 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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About this data
Total estimated number of polio cases.