What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Cameroon and Malawi?

0 cases per million, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Malawi: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Cameroon

0 cases per million

in 2023

Malawi

0 cases per million

in 2023

Cameroon rank

26th

Malawi rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Cameroon
Malawi

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Malawi, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16.86 cases per million	5.86 cases per million	11.01 cases per million	Cameroon
1990s	2.31 cases per million	0.1276 cases per million	2.19 cases per million	Cameroon
2000s	0.1222 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.1222 cases per million	Cameroon
2010s	0.0594 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.0594 cases per million	Cameroon
2020s	0.1205 cases per million	0.0616 cases per million	0.0589 cases per million	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Cameroon or Malawi?: Cameroon, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Cameroon and Malawi?: 0 cases per million, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Cameroon ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported paralytic polio cases per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Unit: cases per million
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing 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: 18 September 2026

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.