What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lebanon?

0 cases, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lebanon?

41 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Lebanon: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region

Iran, Islamic Republic of

0 cases

in 2023

Lebanon

0 cases

in 2023

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

26th

Lebanon rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Lebanon

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Lebanon, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th and Lebanon ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1980s	83.86 cases	7 cases	76.86 cases	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	44.7 cases	0.9 cases	43.8 cases	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	0.3 cases	0.1 cases	0.2 cases	Iran, Islamic Republic of
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, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Lebanon?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lebanon?: 0 cases, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lebanon?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Lebanon rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th and Lebanon 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.