Number of estimated paralytic polio cases by world region by country
Countries reporting
197
Highest
247.53
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0
Saint Helena
Median
0
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
7,608
What the numbers show
Number of estimated paralytic polio cases by world region is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 247.53 in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 in Saint Helena.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 2.97.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 1,733.3%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Number of estimated paralytic polio cases by world region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 247.53 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 96.57 | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Chad | 61.05 | 2023 | up 1,733.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Guinea | 52.17 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 26.64 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Mali | 16.65 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 8.88 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Somalia | 8.88 | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Yemen | 8.88 | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 6.66 | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.66 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 6.66 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 6.66 | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 15 | South Sudan | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Mozambique | 5.55 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 4 | 2023 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Benin | 3.33 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 3.33 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Tanzania | 2.22 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Israel | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritania | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Burundi | 1.11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 1.11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 1.11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Angola | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Albania | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Australia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bahrain | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bahamas | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Belarus | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belize | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Barbados | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Brunei | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Bhutan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Botswana | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Canada | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | China | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Congo | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Comoros | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Cuba | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Cyprus | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Dominica | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ecuador | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Eritrea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Fiji | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | France | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Gabon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Georgia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ghana | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Gambia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Grenada | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guyana | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Honduras | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Haiti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | India | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Iran | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Iraq | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Jamaica | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kiribati | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | South Korea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kuwait | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Laos | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lebanon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Liberia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Libya | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lesotho | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Macao | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Morocco | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Moldova | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Maldives | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Myanmar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritius | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Malawi | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Malaysia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Namibia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Nauru | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | New Zealand | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Oman | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Panama | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Peru | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Palau | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | North Korea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Portugal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Paraguay | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Palestine | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Qatar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Russia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Senegal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Singapore | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Serbia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Suriname | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Seychelles | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Syria | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | East Timor | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Tonga | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Tunisia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Turkey | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Uganda | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | United States | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Venezuela | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Samoa | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Reunion | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Niue | 0 | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central African Republic 15.54
- South Africa 0