What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

0 cases, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?

40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Reported versus estimated cases of polio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Afghanistan

6 cases

in 2023

Pakistan

6 cases

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

11th

Pakistan rank

11th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Afghanistan
Pakistan

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6 cases against 6 cases in Pakistan, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Pakistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 11th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,046 cases	1,808 cases	761.4 cases	Pakistan
1990s	46.33 cases	746.33 cases	700 cases	Pakistan
2000s	27.9 cases	87 cases	59.1 cases	Pakistan
2010s	29.9 cases	115.1 cases	85.2 cases	Pakistan
2020s	104.25 cases	63.5 cases	40.75 cases	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Afghanistan or Pakistan?: Afghanistan, at 6 cases against 6 cases in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Afghanistan and Pakistan?: 0 cases, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Afghanistan ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Reported versus estimated cases of polio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported versus estimated cases of polio
Unit: cases
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed 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.