Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses by country
The number of cases of wild poliovirus detected in a given year
Countries reporting
173
Highest
6 cases
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 cases
Saint Helena
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 173 countries. The highest value is 6 cases in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 cases in Saint Helena.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 cases, and the mean is 0.0694 cases.
Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 6 cases | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Pakistan | 6 cases | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Angola | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Albania | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Andorra | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Australia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Austria | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Burundi | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Belgium | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 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 | Bahrain | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Belarus | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Bhutan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Botswana | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | China | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Cameroon | 0 cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Congo, Rep. | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Comoros | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Cuba | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Cyprus | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Czechia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Djibouti | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Denmark | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Algeria | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ecuador | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Eritrea | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Estonia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 0 cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Finland | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | France | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Gabon | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Georgia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ghana | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Guinea | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Gambia, The | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Greece | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Guatemala | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Honduras | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Croatia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Haiti | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Hungary | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Indonesia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | India | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ireland | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Iraq | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Iceland | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Israel | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Italy | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Jordan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Japan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 0 cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Cambodia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Korea, Rep. | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Kuwait | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Lao PDR | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Lebanon | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Liberia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Libya | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Lesotho | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Lithuania | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Latvia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Macao | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Morocco | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Monaco | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Moldova | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Madagascar | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Maldives | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Mexico | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 0 cases | 2021 | — | flat |
| 3 | Mali | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Myanmar | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Montenegro | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritania | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritius | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Malawi | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Malaysia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Namibia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Niger | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0 cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Nepal | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Oman | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Panama | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Philippines | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Portugal | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Paraguay | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | West Bank and Gaza | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Qatar | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Rwanda | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Senegal | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | El Salvador | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | San Marino | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0 cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Serbia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | South Sudan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Slovak Republic | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Slovenia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Eswatini | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Seychelles | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Chad | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Togo | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Tunisia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Turkiye | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Tanzania | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Uganda | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Ukraine | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Uruguay | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | United States | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Venezuela, RB | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Yemen, Rep. | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Zambia | 0 cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Reunion | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Saint Helena | 0 cases | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
The number of cases of wild poliovirus detected in a given year