Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region was 0 cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 cases
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3,780 cases
in 1988
All-time low
0 cases
in 2001
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Bangladesh, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in cases.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0 cases for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Over the whole period, paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Bangladesh peaked at 3,780 cases in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 cases, in 2001.
That places Bangladesh 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 455 cases | — |
| 1981 | 686 cases | +50.8% |
| 1982 | 2,233 cases | +225.5% |
| 1983 | 896 cases | -59.9% |
| 1984 | 896 cases | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 623 cases | -30.5% |
| 1986 | 1,106 cases | +77.5% |
| 1987 | 714 cases | -35.4% |
| 1988 | 3,780 cases | +429.4% |
| 1989 | 3,143 cases | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 2,618 cases | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 2,009 cases | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 1,463 cases | -27.2% |
| 1993 | 1,631 cases | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 2,023 cases | +24.0% |
| 1995 | 343 cases | -83.0% |
| 1996 | 679 cases | +98.0% |
| 1997 | 1,211 cases | +78.4% |
| 1998 | 2,093 cases | +72.8% |
| 1999 | 2,751 cases | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 1,386 cases | -49.6% |
| 2001 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 cases | — |
| 2003 | 0 cases | — |
| 2004 | 0 cases | — |
| 2005 | 0 cases | — |
| 2006 | 19.98 cases | — |
| 2007 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 cases | — |
| 2009 | 0 cases | — |
| 2010 | 0 cases | — |
| 2011 | 0 cases | — |
| 2012 | 0 cases | — |
| 2013 | 0 cases | — |
| 2014 | 0 cases | — |
| 2015 | 0 cases | — |
| 2016 | 0 cases | — |
| 2017 | 0 cases | — |
| 2018 | 0 cases | — |
| 2019 | 0 cases | — |
| 2020 | 0 cases | — |
| 2021 | 0 cases | — |
| 2022 | 0 cases | — |
| 2023 | 0 cases | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,453 cases | 455 cases | 3,780 cases | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,682 cases | 343 cases | 2,751 cases | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.6 cases | 0 cases | 1,386 cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 23 Burundi 1.11 cases compare
- 23 Zambia 1.11 cases compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 1.11 cases compare
- 26 Albania 0 cases compare
- 26 Algeria 0 cases compare
- 26 Andorra 0 cases
- 26 Angola 0 cases compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases
- 26 Argentina 0 cases compare
- 26 Armenia 0 cases compare
- 26 Australia 0 cases compare
- 26 Austria 0 cases compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 0 cases compare
- 26 Bahamas 0 cases
- 26 Bahrain 0 cases compare
- 26 Barbados 0 cases
- 26 Belarus 0 cases compare
- 26 Belgium 0 cases compare
- 26 Belize 0 cases compare
- 26 Bhutan 0 cases compare
- 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 cases compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases
- 26 Botswana 0 cases compare
- 26 Brazil 0 cases compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 0 cases
- 26 Bulgaria 0 cases compare
- 26 Cambodia 0 cases compare
- 26 Cameroon 0 cases compare
- 26 Canada 0 cases compare
- 26 Cape Verde 0 cases compare
- 26 Chile 0 cases compare
- 26 China 0 cases compare
- 26 Colombia 0 cases compare
- 26 Comoros 0 cases compare
- 26 Congo 0 cases compare
- 26 Cook Islands 0 cases
- 26 Costa Rica 0 cases
- 26 Croatia 0 cases
- 26 Cuba 0 cases
- 26 Cyprus 0 cases compare
- 26 Czechia 0 cases
- 26 Denmark 0 cases compare
- 26 Djibouti 0 cases compare
- 26 Dominica 0 cases
- 26 Dominican Republic 0 cases compare
- 26 Timor-Leste 0 cases
- 26 Ecuador 0 cases compare
- 26 Egypt 0 cases compare
- 26 El Salvador 0 cases compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0 cases compare
- 26 Eritrea 0 cases compare
- 26 Estonia 0 cases
- 26 Eswatini 0 cases compare
- 26 Ethiopia 0 cases compare
- 26 Fiji 0 cases
- 26 Finland 0 cases compare
- 26 France 0 cases compare
- 26 Gabon 0 cases compare
- 26 Gambia 0 cases compare
- 26 Georgia 0 cases compare
- 26 Germany 0 cases compare
- 26 Ghana 0 cases compare
- 26 Greece 0 cases compare
- 26 Grenada 0 cases
- 26 Guatemala 0 cases compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 0 cases compare
- 26 Guyana 0 cases
- 26 Haiti 0 cases compare
- 26 Honduras 0 cases compare
- 26 Hong Kong 0 cases
- 26 Hungary 0 cases compare
- 26 Iceland 0 cases
- 26 India 0 cases compare
- 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 cases compare
- 26 Iraq 0 cases compare
- 26 Ireland 0 cases compare
- 26 Italy 0 cases compare
- 26 Jamaica 0 cases compare
- 26 Japan 0 cases compare
- 26 Jordan 0 cases compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 0 cases compare
- 26 Kiribati 0 cases
- 26 Kuwait 0 cases compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 cases compare
- 26 Latvia 0 cases
- 26 Lebanon 0 cases compare
- 26 Lesotho 0 cases compare
- 26 Liberia 0 cases compare
- 26 Libya 0 cases compare
- 26 Lithuania 0 cases
- 26 Luxembourg 0 cases
- 26 Macao 0 cases
- 26 Malawi 0 cases compare
- 26 Malaysia 0 cases compare
- 26 Maldives 0 cases compare
- 26 Malta 0 cases
- 26 Marshall Islands 0 cases compare
- 26 Mauritius 0 cases
- 26 Mexico 0 cases compare
- 26 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 cases
- 26 Republic of Moldova 0 cases compare
- 26 Monaco 0 cases
- 26 Mongolia 0 cases compare
- 26 Montenegro 0 cases
- 26 Morocco 0 cases compare
- 26 Myanmar 0 cases compare
- 26 Namibia 0 cases compare
- 26 Naoero 0 cases compare
- 26 Nepal 0 cases compare
- 26 Netherlands 0 cases compare
- 26 New Zealand 0 cases
- 26 Nicaragua 0 cases compare
- 26 Niue 0 cases
- 26 North Korea 0 cases compare
- 26 North Macedonia 0 cases
- 26 Norway 0 cases compare
- 26 Oman 0 cases compare
- 26 Palau 0 cases
- 26 Palestine, State of 0 cases
- 26 Panama 0 cases
- 26 Papua New Guinea 0 cases compare
- 26 Paraguay 0 cases compare
- 26 Peru 0 cases compare
- 26 Philippines 0 cases compare
- 26 Poland 0 cases compare
- 26 Portugal 0 cases compare
- 26 Qatar 0 cases compare
- 26 Reunion 0 cases
- 26 Romania 0 cases compare
- 26 Russian Federation 0 cases compare
- 26 Rwanda 0 cases compare
- 26 Saint Helena 0 cases
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases
- 26 Saint Lucia 0 cases
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases
- 26 Samoa 0 cases
- 26 San Marino 0 cases
- 26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0 cases compare
- 26 Senegal 0 cases compare
- 26 Serbia 0 cases compare
- 26 Seychelles 0 cases
- 26 Sierra Leone 0 cases compare
- 26 Singapore 0 cases compare
- 26 Slovakia 0 cases
- 26 Slovenia 0 cases
- 26 Solomon Islands 0 cases
- 26 South Africa 0 cases compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 0 cases compare
- 26 Spain 0 cases compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 0 cases compare
- 26 Sudan 0 cases compare
- 26 Suriname 0 cases compare
- 26 Sweden 0 cases compare
- 26 Switzerland 0 cases compare
- 26 Syria 0 cases compare
- 26 Tajikistan 0 cases compare
- 26 Thailand 0 cases compare
- 26 Togo 0 cases compare
- 26 Tonga 0 cases
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases
- 26 Tunisia 0 cases compare
- 26 Türkiye 0 cases compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 0 cases compare
- 26 Tuvalu 0 cases
- 26 Uganda 0 cases compare
- 26 Ukraine 0 cases compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 0 cases compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 cases compare
- 26 United States of America 0 cases compare
- 26 Uruguay 0 cases
- 26 Uzbekistan 0 cases compare
- 26 Vanuatu 0 cases compare
- 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 cases compare
- 26 Viet Nam 0 cases compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Bangladesh?
- Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Bangladesh was 0 cases in 2023, according to World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3,780 cases in 1988.
- What is the lowest paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total estimated number of polio cases.