Egypt vs India: Reported versus estimated cases of polio
Egypt
0 cases
in 2023
India
0 cases
in 2023
Egypt rank
26th
India rank
26th
Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in India, a difference of 0 cases.
Across all 44 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 26th and India ranks 26th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,014 cases | 23,983 cases | 22,969 cases | India |
| 1990s | 227.3 cases | 4,841 cases | 4,614 cases | India |
| 2000s | 1.8 cases | 542.3 cases | 540.5 cases | India |
| 2010s | 0 cases | 4.5 cases | 4.5 cases | India |
| 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, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 0 cases against 0 cases in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Egypt and India?
- 0 cases, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?
- Egypt ranks 26th and India 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
Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.