What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Dominican Republic and Uganda?

0 cases, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uganda?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Uganda: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Dominican Republic

0 cases

in 2023

Uganda

0 cases

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

26th

Uganda rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Dominican Republic
Uganda

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Uganda, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.57 cases	49 cases	6.43 cases	Uganda
1990s	0 cases	80.22 cases	80.22 cases	Uganda
2000s	1.3 cases	0.8 cases	0.5 cases	Dominican Republic
2010s	0 cases	0.4 cases	0.4 cases	Uganda
2020s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Dominican Republic or Uganda?: Dominican Republic, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Dominican Republic and Uganda?: 0 cases, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uganda?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Uganda rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Uganda ranks 26th 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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About this data

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.