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

0 cases per million, with South Africa ahead.

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

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.

South Africa vs Sudan: Reported paralytic polio cases per million

South Africa

0 cases per million

in 2023

Sudan

0 cases per million

in 2023

South Africa rank

26th

Sudan rank

26th

Reported paralytic polio cases per million over time

South Africa
Sudan

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sudan ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.76 cases per million	29.61 cases per million	25.86 cases per million	Sudan
1990s	0.248 cases per million	2.31 cases per million	2.07 cases per million	Sudan
2000s	0 cases per million	1.06 cases per million	1.06 cases per million	Sudan
2010s	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	0 cases per million	—
2020s	0 cases per million	0.3372 cases per million	0.3372 cases per million	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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