What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between China and South Africa?

0 cases per million, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?

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.

China vs South Africa: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

China

0 cases per million

in 2023

South Africa

0 cases per million

in 2023

China rank

26th

South Africa rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

China
South Africa

How they compare

China currently reports 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in South Africa, a difference of 0 cases per million.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.

China ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 26th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.83 cases per million	3.76 cases per million	0.0765 cases per million	China
1990s	0.7942 cases per million	0.248 cases per million	0.5463 cases per million	China
2000s	0.0002 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.0002 cases per million	China
2010s	0.0018 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.0018 cases per million	China
2020s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, China or South Africa?: China, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between China and South Africa?: 0 cases per million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do China and South Africa rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: China ranks 26th and South Africa 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: 28 August 2026

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