Pakistan vs Yemen: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Pakistan
6.66 cases
in 2023
Yemen
8.88 cases
in 2023
Pakistan rank
11th
Yemen rank
8th
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region over time
- Pakistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Pakistan, a difference of 2.22 cases.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12,655 cases | 3,380 cases | 9,274 cases | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 5,770 cases | 308 cases | 5,462 cases | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 213.78 cases | 95.71 cases | 118.07 cases | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 127.76 cases | 1.44 cases | 126.32 cases | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 70.48 cases | 71.59 cases | 1.11 cases | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region, Pakistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8.88 cases against 6.66 cases in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region between Pakistan and Yemen?
- 2.22 cases, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Yemen?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Yemen rank globally for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
- Pakistan ranks 11th 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.