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Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Gambia

Gambia: 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
2,387 cases
in 1986
All-time low
0 cases
in 1981
Years of data
43
1980–2023

Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Gambia, 1980–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1980200120231980: 7 cases1981: 0 cases1983: 0 cases1984: 0 cases1985: 14 cases1986: 2.4k cases1987: 189 cases1988: 35 cases1989: 42 cases1990: 7 cases1991: 7 cases1992: 28 cases1993: 0 cases1994: 0 cases1995: 0 cases1996: 0 cases1997: 7 cases1998: 0 cases1999: 0 cases2000: 42 cases2001: 0 cases2002: 0 cases2003: 0 cases2004: 0 cases2005: 0 cases2006: 0 cases2007: 0 cases2008: 0 cases2009: 0 cases2010: 0 cases2011: 0 cases2012: 0 cases2013: 0 cases2014: 0 cases2015: 0 cases2016: 0 cases2017: 0 cases2018: 0 cases2019: 0 cases2020: 0 cases2021: 0 cases2022: 0 cases2023: 0 cases

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 Gambia is 0 cases, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.

Over the whole period, paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Gambia peaked at 2,387 cases in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 cases, in 1981.

Gambia 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 Gambia, year by year

Year cases Change
1980 7 cases —
1981 0 cases -100.0%
1983 0 cases —
1984 0 cases —
1985 14 cases —
1986 2,387 cases +16950.0%
1987 189 cases -92.1%
1988 35 cases -81.5%
1989 42 cases +20.0%
1990 7 cases -83.3%
1991 7 cases +0.0%
1992 28 cases +300.0%
1993 0 cases -100.0%
1994 0 cases —
1995 0 cases —
1996 0 cases —
1997 7 cases —
1998 0 cases -100.0%
1999 0 cases —
2000 42 cases —
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 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 297.11 cases 0 cases 2,387 cases 9
1990s 4.9 cases 0 cases 28 cases 10
2000s 4.2 cases 0 cases 42 cases 10
2010s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases 10
2020s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases 4

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  7. 26 Angola 0 cases compare
  8. 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases
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  10. 26 Armenia 0 cases compare
  11. 26 Australia 0 cases compare
  12. 26 Austria 0 cases compare
  13. 26 Azerbaijan 0 cases compare
  14. 26 Bahamas 0 cases
  15. 26 Bahrain 0 cases compare
  16. 26 Bangladesh 0 cases compare
  17. 26 Barbados 0 cases
  18. 26 Belarus 0 cases compare
  19. 26 Belgium 0 cases compare
  20. 26 Belize 0 cases compare
  21. 26 Bhutan 0 cases compare
  22. 26 Bolivia 0 cases compare
  23. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases
  24. 26 Botswana 0 cases compare
  25. 26 Brazil 0 cases compare
  26. 26 Brunei 0 cases
  27. 26 Bulgaria 0 cases compare
  28. 26 Cambodia 0 cases compare
  29. 26 Cameroon 0 cases compare
  30. 26 Canada 0 cases compare
  31. 26 Cape Verde 0 cases compare
  32. 26 Chile 0 cases compare
  33. 26 China 0 cases compare
  34. 26 Colombia 0 cases compare
  35. 26 Comoros 0 cases compare
  36. 26 Congo 0 cases compare
  37. 26 Cook Islands 0 cases
  38. 26 Costa Rica 0 cases
  39. 26 Croatia 0 cases
  40. 26 Cuba 0 cases
  41. 26 Cyprus 0 cases compare
  42. 26 Czechia 0 cases
  43. 26 Denmark 0 cases compare
  44. 26 Djibouti 0 cases compare
  45. 26 Dominica 0 cases
  46. 26 Dominican Republic 0 cases compare
  47. 26 East Timor 0 cases
  48. 26 Ecuador 0 cases compare
  49. 26 Egypt 0 cases compare
  50. 26 El Salvador 0 cases compare
  51. 26 Equatorial Guinea 0 cases compare
  52. 26 Eritrea 0 cases compare
  53. 26 Estonia 0 cases
  54. 26 Eswatini 0 cases compare
  55. 26 Ethiopia 0 cases compare
  56. 26 Fiji 0 cases
  57. 26 Finland 0 cases compare
  58. 26 France 0 cases compare
  59. 26 Gabon 0 cases compare
  60. 26 Georgia 0 cases compare
  61. 26 Germany 0 cases compare
  62. 26 Ghana 0 cases compare
  63. 26 Greece 0 cases compare
  64. 26 Grenada 0 cases
  65. 26 Guatemala 0 cases compare
  66. 26 Guinea-Bissau 0 cases compare
  67. 26 Guyana 0 cases
  68. 26 Haiti 0 cases compare
  69. 26 Honduras 0 cases compare
  70. 26 Hong Kong 0 cases
  71. 26 Hungary 0 cases compare
  72. 26 Iceland 0 cases
  73. 26 India 0 cases compare
  74. 26 Iran 0 cases compare
  75. 26 Iraq 0 cases compare
  76. 26 Ireland 0 cases compare
  77. 26 Italy 0 cases compare
  78. 26 Jamaica 0 cases compare
  79. 26 Japan 0 cases compare
  80. 26 Jordan 0 cases compare
  81. 26 Kazakhstan 0 cases compare
  82. 26 Kiribati 0 cases
  83. 26 Kuwait 0 cases compare
  84. 26 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases compare
  85. 26 Laos 0 cases compare
  86. 26 Latvia 0 cases
  87. 26 Lebanon 0 cases compare
  88. 26 Lesotho 0 cases compare
  89. 26 Liberia 0 cases compare
  90. 26 Libya 0 cases compare
  91. 26 Lithuania 0 cases
  92. 26 Luxembourg 0 cases
  93. 26 Macao 0 cases
  94. 26 Malawi 0 cases compare
  95. 26 Malaysia 0 cases compare
  96. 26 Maldives 0 cases compare
  97. 26 Malta 0 cases
  98. 26 Marshall Islands 0 cases compare
  99. 26 Mauritius 0 cases
  100. 26 Mexico 0 cases compare
  101. 26 Micronesia (country) 0 cases
  102. 26 Moldova 0 cases compare
  103. 26 Monaco 0 cases
  104. 26 Mongolia 0 cases compare
  105. 26 Montenegro 0 cases
  106. 26 Morocco 0 cases compare
  107. 26 Myanmar 0 cases compare
  108. 26 Namibia 0 cases compare
  109. 26 Nauru 0 cases compare
  110. 26 Nepal 0 cases compare
  111. 26 Netherlands 0 cases compare
  112. 26 New Zealand 0 cases
  113. 26 Nicaragua 0 cases compare
  114. 26 Niue 0 cases
  115. 26 North Korea 0 cases compare
  116. 26 North Macedonia 0 cases
  117. 26 Norway 0 cases compare
  118. 26 Oman 0 cases compare
  119. 26 Palau 0 cases
  120. 26 Palestine 0 cases
  121. 26 Panama 0 cases
  122. 26 Papua New Guinea 0 cases compare
  123. 26 Paraguay 0 cases compare
  124. 26 Peru 0 cases compare
  125. 26 Philippines 0 cases compare
  126. 26 Poland 0 cases compare
  127. 26 Portugal 0 cases compare
  128. 26 Qatar 0 cases compare
  129. 26 Reunion 0 cases
  130. 26 Romania 0 cases compare
  131. 26 Russia 0 cases compare
  132. 26 Rwanda 0 cases compare
  133. 26 Saint Helena 0 cases
  134. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases
  135. 26 Saint Lucia 0 cases
  136. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases
  137. 26 Samoa 0 cases
  138. 26 San Marino 0 cases
  139. 26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases compare
  140. 26 Saudi Arabia 0 cases compare
  141. 26 Senegal 0 cases compare
  142. 26 Serbia 0 cases compare
  143. 26 Seychelles 0 cases
  144. 26 Sierra Leone 0 cases compare
  145. 26 Singapore 0 cases compare
  146. 26 Slovakia 0 cases
  147. 26 Slovenia 0 cases
  148. 26 Solomon Islands 0 cases
  149. 26 South Africa 0 cases compare
  150. 26 South Korea 0 cases compare
  151. 26 Spain 0 cases compare
  152. 26 Sri Lanka 0 cases compare
  153. 26 Sudan 0 cases compare
  154. 26 Suriname 0 cases compare
  155. 26 Sweden 0 cases compare
  156. 26 Switzerland 0 cases compare
  157. 26 Syria 0 cases compare
  158. 26 Tajikistan 0 cases compare
  159. 26 Thailand 0 cases compare
  160. 26 Togo 0 cases compare
  161. 26 Tonga 0 cases
  162. 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases
  163. 26 Tunisia 0 cases compare
  164. 26 Turkey 0 cases compare
  165. 26 Turkmenistan 0 cases compare
  166. 26 Tuvalu 0 cases
  167. 26 Uganda 0 cases compare
  168. 26 Ukraine 0 cases compare
  169. 26 United Arab Emirates 0 cases compare
  170. 26 United Kingdom 0 cases compare
  171. 26 United States 0 cases compare
  172. 26 Uruguay 0 cases
  173. 26 Uzbekistan 0 cases compare
  174. 26 Vanuatu 0 cases compare
  175. 26 Venezuela 0 cases compare
  176. 26 Vietnam 0 cases compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Gambia?
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Gambia 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 Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 2,387 cases in 1986.
What is the lowest paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 cases in 1981.
How does Gambia rank for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
Gambia ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Gambia 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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Indicator
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
Unit
cases
Source
World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Total estimated number of polio cases.