Cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0
World rank
3rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
2
in 2004
All-time low
0
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2023

00.511.522001201220232001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 22005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 0

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses in Saudi Arabia stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Over the whole period, cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.

That places Saudi Arabia 3rd out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2222 0 2 9
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 1 Afghanistan 6 compare
  2. 1 Pakistan 6 compare
  3. 1 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0
  4. 3 Albania 0
  5. 3 Algeria 0 compare
  6. 3 Andorra 0
  7. 3 Angola 0 compare
  8. 3 Argentina 0
  9. 3 Armenia 0
  10. 3 Australia 0
  11. 3 Austria 0
  12. 3 Azerbaijan 0
  13. 3 Bahrain 0
  14. 3 Bangladesh 0 compare
  15. 3 Belarus 0
  16. 3 Belgium 0
  17. 3 Benin 0 compare
  18. 3 Bhutan 0
  19. 3 Bolivia 0
  20. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  21. 3 Botswana 0 compare
  22. 3 Brazil 0
  23. 3 Brunei Darussalam 0
  24. 3 Bulgaria 0 compare
  25. 3 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  26. 3 Burundi 0 compare
  27. 3 Cambodia 0
  28. 3 Cameroon 0 compare
  29. 3 Canada 0
  30. 3 Cabo Verde 0
  31. 3 Central African Republic 0 compare
  32. 3 Chad 0 compare
  33. 3 Chile 0
  34. 3 China (People’s Republic of) 0 compare
  35. 3 Colombia 0
  36. 3 Comoros 0
  37. 3 Congo 0 compare
  38. 3 Costa Rica 0
  39. 3 Côte d’Ivoire 0 compare
  40. 3 Croatia 0
  41. 3 Cuba 0
  42. 3 Cyprus 0
  43. 3 Czechia 0
  44. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 compare
  45. 3 Denmark 0
  46. 3 Djibouti 0
  47. 3 Dominican Republic 0
  48. 3 Timor-Leste 0
  49. 3 Ecuador 0
  50. 3 Egypt 0 compare
  51. 3 El Salvador 0
  52. 3 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
  53. 3 Eritrea 0 compare
  54. 3 Estonia 0
  55. 3 Eswatini 0
  56. 3 Ethiopia 0 compare
  57. 3 Finland 0
  58. 3 France 0
  59. 3 Gabon 0 compare
  60. 3 Gambia 0
  61. 3 Georgia 0 compare
  62. 3 Germany 0
  63. 3 Ghana 0 compare
  64. 3 Greece 0
  65. 3 Guatemala 0
  66. 3 Guinea 0 compare
  67. 3 Guinea-Bissau 0
  68. 3 Haiti 0
  69. 3 Honduras 0
  70. 3 Hong Kong (China) 0
  71. 3 Hungary 0
  72. 3 Iceland 0
  73. 3 India 0 compare
  74. 3 Indonesia 0 compare
  75. 3 Iran 0
  76. 3 Iraq 0 compare
  77. 3 Ireland 0
  78. 3 Israel 0
  79. 3 Italy 0
  80. 3 Japan 0
  81. 3 Jordan 0
  82. 3 Kazakhstan 0 compare
  83. 3 Kenya 0 compare
  84. 3 Kuwait 0
  85. 3 Kyrgyzstan 0
  86. 3 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0
  87. 3 Latvia 0
  88. 3 Lebanon 0 compare
  89. 3 Lesotho 0
  90. 3 Liberia 0 compare
  91. 3 Libya 0
  92. 3 Lithuania 0
  93. 3 Luxembourg 0
  94. 3 Macau (China) 0
  95. 3 Madagascar 0
  96. 3 Malawi 0 compare
  97. 3 Malaysia 0
  98. 3 Maldives 0
  99. 3 Mali 0 compare
  100. 3 Malta 0
  101. 3 Mauritania 0 compare
  102. 3 Mauritius 0
  103. 3 Mexico 0
  104. 3 Moldova 0
  105. 3 Monaco 0
  106. 3 Mongolia 0
  107. 3 Montenegro 0
  108. 3 Morocco 0
  109. 3 Mozambique 0 compare
  110. 3 Myanmar 0 compare
  111. 3 Namibia 0 compare
  112. 3 Nepal 0 compare
  113. 3 Netherlands 0
  114. 3 New Zealand 0
  115. 3 Nicaragua 0
  116. 3 Niger 0 compare
  117. 3 Nigeria 0 compare
  118. 3 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0
  119. 3 North Macedonia 0
  120. 3 Norway 0
  121. 3 Oman 0
  122. 3 Palestine, State of 0
  123. 3 Panama 0
  124. 3 Papua New Guinea 0
  125. 3 Paraguay 0
  126. 3 Peru 0
  127. 3 Philippines 0
  128. 3 Poland 0
  129. 3 Portugal 0
  130. 3 Qatar 0
  131. 3 Réunion 0
  132. 3 Romania 0
  133. 3 Russia 0 compare
  134. 3 Rwanda 0
  135. 3 San Marino 0
  136. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0
  137. 3 Senegal 0 compare
  138. 3 Serbia 0
  139. 3 Seychelles 0
  140. 3 Sierra Leone 0 compare
  141. 3 Singapore 0
  142. 3 Slovak Republic 0
  143. 3 Slovenia 0
  144. 3 Somalia 0 compare
  145. 3 South Africa 0
  146. 3 Korea 0
  147. 3 South Sudan 0
  148. 3 Spain 0
  149. 3 Sri Lanka 0
  150. 3 Sudan 0 compare
  151. 3 Sweden 0
  152. 3 Switzerland 0
  153. 3 Syrian Arab Republic 0 compare
  154. 3 Tajikistan 0 compare
  155. 3 Tanzania 0
  156. 3 Thailand 0
  157. 3 Togo 0 compare
  158. 3 Tunisia 0
  159. 3 Türkiye 0
  160. 3 Turkmenistan 0 compare
  161. 3 Uganda 0 compare
  162. 3 Ukraine 0
  163. 3 United Arab Emirates 0
  164. 3 United Kingdom 0
  165. 3 United States 0
  166. 3 Uruguay 0
  167. 3 Uzbekistan 0
  168. 3 Venezuela 0
  169. 3 Viet Nam 0
  170. 3 Yemen 0 compare
  171. 3 Zambia 0 compare
  172. 3 Zimbabwe 0

See the full ranking of 173 places →

More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses in Saudi Arabia?
Cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses in Saudi Arabia was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2004.
What is the lowest cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses?
Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses in Saudi Arabia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/cases-of-paralytic-polio-from-wild-polioviruses/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/cases-of-paralytic-polio-from-wild-polioviruses/saudi-arabia/">Cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses in Saudi Arabia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,831 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed