What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Madagascar and Yemen?

16 cases, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Yemen?

43 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.

Madagascar vs Yemen: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region

Madagascar

24 cases

in 2023

Yemen

8 cases

in 2023

Madagascar rank

5th

Yemen rank

8th

Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time

Madagascar
Yemen

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 24 cases against 8 cases in Yemen, a difference of 16 cases.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.0 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.

Madagascar ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 8th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.3 cases	482.9 cases	440.6 cases	Yemen
1990s	8.56 cases	44 cases	35.44 cases	Yemen
2000s	0.8 cases	47.9 cases	47.1 cases	Yemen
2010s	1.1 cases	1.3 cases	0.2 cases	Yemen
2020s	14 cases	64.5 cases	50.5 cases	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of paralytic polio by world region, Madagascar or Yemen?: Madagascar, at 24 cases against 8 cases in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Madagascar and Yemen?: 16 cases, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Yemen?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Yemen rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?: Madagascar ranks 5th and Yemen ranks 8th 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

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.