Brazil vs India: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region
Brazil
0 cases
in 2023
India
0 cases
in 2023
Brazil rank
26th
India rank
26th
Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil 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.
Brazil 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 | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 293 cases | 23,983 cases | 23,690 cases | India |
| 1990s | 0 cases | 4,841 cases | 4,841 cases | India |
| 2000s | 0 cases | 542.3 cases | 542.3 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 cases of paralytic polio by world region, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 0 cases against 0 cases in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Brazil and India?
- 0 cases, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?
- Brazil 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 cases of paralytic polio by world region. 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.