Egypt vs Gambia: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region
Egypt
0 cases
in 2023
Gambia
0 cases
in 2023
Egypt rank
26th
Gambia rank
26th
Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time
- Egypt
- Gambia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Gambia, a difference of 0 cases.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 887.89 cases | 42.44 cases | 845.44 cases | Egypt |
| 1990s | 227.3 cases | 0.7 cases | 226.6 cases | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.8 cases | 0.6 cases | 1.2 cases | Egypt |
| 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, Egypt or Gambia?
- Egypt, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Egypt and Gambia?
- 0 cases, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Gambia 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.