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

0 cases per million, with Malawi ahead.

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

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.

Malawi vs Mexico: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

Malawi

0 cases per million

in 2023

Mexico

0 cases per million

in 2023

Malawi rank

26th

Mexico rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

Malawi
Mexico

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.86 cases per million	2.37 cases per million	3.49 cases per million	Malawi
1990s	0.1276 cases per million	0.0086 cases per million	0.119 cases per million	Malawi
2000s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2010s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2020s	0.0616 cases per million	0 cases per million	0.0616 cases per million	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported paralytic polio cases per million, Malawi or Mexico?: Malawi, at 0 cases per million against 0 cases per million in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported paralytic polio cases per million between Malawi and Mexico?: 0 cases per million, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mexico?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Mexico rank globally for reported paralytic polio cases per million?: Malawi ranks 26th and Mexico 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: 18 September 2026

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