Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Congo
Congo: Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region was 0 cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 cases
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
952 cases
in 1980
All-time low
0 cases
in 1989
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Congo, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in cases.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Congo is 0 cases, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Congo peaked at 952 cases in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 cases, in 1989.
Congo ranks 26th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 952 cases | — |
| 1981 | 133 cases | -86.0% |
| 1982 | 63 cases | -52.6% |
| 1983 | 112 cases | +77.8% |
| 1984 | 84 cases | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 42 cases | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 84 cases | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 7 cases | -91.7% |
| 1988 | 7 cases | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 cases | — |
| 1991 | 0 cases | — |
| 1992 | 0 cases | — |
| 1993 | 0 cases | — |
| 1994 | 0 cases | — |
| 1995 | 0 cases | — |
| 1996 | 0 cases | — |
| 1997 | 0 cases | — |
| 1998 | 0 cases | — |
| 1999 | 70 cases | — |
| 2000 | 329 cases | +370.0% |
| 2001 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 cases | — |
| 2003 | 0 cases | — |
| 2004 | 0 cases | — |
| 2005 | 0 cases | — |
| 2006 | 0 cases | — |
| 2007 | 0 cases | — |
| 2008 | 0 cases | — |
| 2009 | 0 cases | — |
| 2010 | 882 cases | — |
| 2011 | 1.11 cases | -99.9% |
| 2012 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 cases | — |
| 2014 | 0 cases | — |
| 2015 | 0 cases | — |
| 2016 | 0 cases | — |
| 2017 | 0 cases | — |
| 2018 | 0 cases | — |
| 2019 | 0 cases | — |
| 2020 | 4 cases | — |
| 2021 | 4 cases | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.11 cases | -72.2% |
| 2023 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +370.0% | 70 cases | 329 cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 148.4 cases | 0 cases | 952 cases | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 cases | 0 cases | 70 cases | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9 cases | 0 cases | 329 cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.31 cases | 0 cases | 882 cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 cases | 0 cases | 4 cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 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 Bangladesh 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 0 cases compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases
- 26 Botswana 0 cases compare
- 26 Brazil 0 cases compare
- 26 Brunei 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 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 East Timor 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 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 Laos 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 (country) 0 cases
- 26 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 Nauru 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 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 Russia 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 South 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 Turkey 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 0 cases compare
- 26 United States 0 cases compare
- 26 Uruguay 0 cases
- 26 Uzbekistan 0 cases compare
- 26 Vanuatu 0 cases compare
- 26 Venezuela 0 cases compare
- 26 Vietnam 0 cases compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Congo?
- Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Congo 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 952 cases in 1980.
- What is the lowest paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases in 1989.
- How does Congo rank for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Congo 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.