Somalia vs Yemen: Reported versus estimated cases of polio

Somalia
8 cases
in 2023
Yemen
8 cases
in 2023
Somalia rank
8th
Yemen rank
8th

Reported versus estimated cases of polio over time

  • Somalia
  • Yemen
0200400600800198020012023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8 cases against 8 cases in Yemen, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Yemen ahead.

Somalia ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 51.14 cases 475.86 cases 424.71 cases Yemen
1990s 10.67 cases 13.67 cases 3 cases Yemen
2000s 34.1 cases 47.9 cases 13.8 cases Yemen
2010s 22.7 cases 1.3 cases 21.4 cases Somalia
2020s 7 cases 64.5 cases 57.5 cases Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported versus estimated cases of polio, Somalia or Yemen?
Somalia, at 8 cases against 8 cases in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported versus estimated cases of polio between Somalia and Yemen?
0 cases, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for reported versus estimated cases of polio?
Somalia ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 8th 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

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.