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

0 cases per million, with Eritrea ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Eritrea vs South Africa: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Eritrea

0 cases per million

in 2023

South Africa

0 cases per million

in 2023

Eritrea rank

26th

South Africa rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Eritrea
South Africa

How they compare

Eritrea 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 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.

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

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.13 cases per million	0.3924 cases per million	5.73 cases per million	Eritrea
2000s	0.3696 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.3696 cases per million	Eritrea
2010s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2020s	0.1369 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.1369 cases per million	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Eritrea or South Africa?: Eritrea, 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 Eritrea and South Africa?: 0 cases per million, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Africa?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and South Africa rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Eritrea 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.