What is the difference in reported cases of paralytic polio between United States and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0 cases, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Reported cases of paralytic polio

United States

0 cases

in 2023

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

0 cases

in 2023

United States rank

26th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

26th

Reported cases of paralytic polio over time

United States
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

United States currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0 cases.

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

United States ranks 26th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 26th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.1 cases	24.1 cases	18 cases	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2000s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2010s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2020s	0.25 cases	0 cases	0.25 cases	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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