Argentina vs Brazil: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region

Argentina
0 cases
in 2023
Brazil
0 cases
in 2023
Argentina rank
26th
Brazil rank
26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
05001.0k1.5k198020012023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Brazil, a difference of 0 cases.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 26th and Brazil ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
1980s 7.5 cases 293 cases 285.5 cases Brazil
1990s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases
2000s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases
2010s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases
2020s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio by world region, Argentina or Brazil?
Argentina, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Argentina and Brazil?
0 cases, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?
Argentina ranks 26th and Brazil 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 cases of paralytic polio by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Brazil: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/the-number-of-reported-paralytic-polio-cases-by-world-region/argentina/brazil/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/the-number-of-reported-paralytic-polio-cases-by-world-region/argentina/brazil/">Argentina vs Brazil: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region
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.