Cameroon vs Namibia: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Cameroon
0 cases per million
in 2023
Namibia
0 cases per million
in 2023
Cameroon rank
26th
Namibia rank
26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

  • Cameroon
  • Namibia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Cameroon ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 3.88 cases per million 0.7764 cases per million 3.1 cases per million Cameroon
1990s 2.31 cases per million 5.59 cases per million 3.27 cases per million Namibia
2000s 0.1222 cases per million 0.9564 cases per million 0.8343 cases per million Namibia
2010s 0.0594 cases per million 0 cases per million 0.0594 cases per million Cameroon
2020s 0.1205 cases per million 0 cases per million 0.1205 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 Namibia?
Cameroon, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Cameroon and Namibia?
0 cases per million, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Namibia rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
Cameroon ranks 26th and Namibia 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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About this data

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

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