Namibia vs Syria: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region
Namibia
0 cases
in 2023
Syria
0 cases
in 2023
Namibia rank
26th
Syria rank
26th
Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region over time
- Namibia
- Syria
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Syria, a difference of 0 cases.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Syria ahead.
Namibia ranks 26th and Syria ranks 26th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 cases | 13 cases | 12 cases | Syria |
| 1990s | 8.7 cases | 6.6 cases | 2.1 cases | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.9 cases | 0 cases | 1.9 cases | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0 cases | 11 cases | 11 cases | Syria |
| 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, Namibia or Syria?
- Namibia, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio by world region between Namibia and Syria?
- 0 cases, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Syria rank globally for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?
- Namibia ranks 26th and Syria 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.