How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?

44 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.

Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Malawi

0 cases

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

0 cases

in 2023

Malawi rank

26th

Papua New Guinea rank

26th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

Malawi
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42 cases	15.6 cases	26.4 cases	Malawi
1990s	1.3 cases	1.1 cases	0.2 cases	Malawi
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2010s	0 cases	2.6 cases	2.6 cases	Papua New Guinea
2020s	1.25 cases	0 cases	1.25 cases	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?: Malawi, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?: 0 cases, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?: Malawi ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea 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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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.