Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses by country

Number of cases of wild poliovirus detected in a given year.

Countries reporting
54
Highest
6 cases
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 cases
Iraq
Median
0 cases
Years covered
23
2001–2023
Data points
3,831

What the numbers show

Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 6 cases in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 cases in Iraq.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 cases, and the mean is 0.2222 cases.

Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 6 cases 2023 down 57.1% volatile
1 Pakistan 6 cases 2023 down 93.5% volatile
3 Russia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Lebanon 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Liberia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Mali 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Myanmar 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Mozambique 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Mauritania 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Malawi 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Namibia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Niger 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Nigeria 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
3 Nepal 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Kenya 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
3 Saudi Arabia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Sudan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Senegal 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Sierra Leone 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Somalia 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
3 Syria 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
3 Chad 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Togo 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Tajikistan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Turkmenistan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Uganda 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Yemen 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Zambia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Congo 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Angola 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Burundi 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Benin 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Burkina Faso 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Bangladesh 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Bulgaria 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Botswana 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Central African Republic 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 China 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Cote d'Ivoire 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Cameroon 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Kazakhstan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Algeria 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Egypt 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Eritrea 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Ethiopia 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
3 Gabon 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Georgia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Ghana 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Guinea 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Equatorial Guinea 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Indonesia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 India 0 cases 2023 — volatile
3 Iraq 0 cases 2023 — volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses
Unit
cases
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,831 data points, 2001–2023
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Number of cases of wild poliovirus detected in a given year.