What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Ukraine?

0 cases, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Ukraine?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Ukraine: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0 cases

in 2023

Ukraine

0 cases

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

26th

Ukraine rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ukraine

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Ukraine, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ukraine ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.67 cases	4 cases	1.67 cases	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2010s	1.1 cases	0.2 cases	0.9 cases	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	0 cases	0.5 cases	0.5 cases	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Ukraine?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Ukraine?: 0 cases, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Ukraine rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Ukraine 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.