What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Dominican Republic and Ethiopia?

0 cases, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ethiopia?

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 cases of paralytic polio by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Ethiopia: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region

Dominican Republic

0 cases

in 2023

Ethiopia

0 cases

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

26th

Ethiopia rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time

Dominican Republic
Ethiopia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Ethiopia ranks 26th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	30.3 cases	170.6 cases	140.3 cases	Ethiopia
1990s	0 cases	115.2 cases	115.2 cases	Ethiopia
2000s	1.3 cases	20.1 cases	18.8 cases	Ethiopia
2010s	0 cases	2.9 cases	2.9 cases	Ethiopia
2020s	0 cases	11.75 cases	11.75 cases	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio by world region, Dominican Republic or Ethiopia?: Dominican Republic, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Dominican Republic and Ethiopia?: 0 cases, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ethiopia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Ethiopia rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?: Dominican Republic ranks 26th and Ethiopia 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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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: 28 August 2026

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