Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Syria
Syria: 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
2,184 cases
in 1980
All-time low
0 cases
in 1993
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Syria, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in cases.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0 cases for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Syria peaked at 2,184 cases in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 cases, in 1993.
Syria 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2,184 cases | — |
| 1981 | 1,736 cases | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 1,834 cases | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 301 cases | -83.6% |
| 1984 | 203 cases | -32.6% |
| 1985 | 175 cases | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 280 cases | +60.0% |
| 1987 | 273 cases | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 238 cases | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 91 cases | -61.8% |
| 1990 | 91 cases | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 168 cases | +84.6% |
| 1992 | 154 cases | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 14 cases | — |
| 1995 | 28 cases | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 cases | — |
| 1998 | 0 cases | — |
| 1999 | 7 cases | — |
| 2000 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 cases | — |
| 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 | 70 cases | — |
| 2014 | 1.11 cases | -98.4% |
| 2015 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 cases | — |
| 2017 | 82.14 cases | — |
| 2018 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 cases | — |
| 2020 | 0 cases | — |
| 2021 | 0 cases | — |
| 2022 | 0 cases | — |
| 2023 | 0 cases | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 731.5 cases | 91 cases | 2,184 cases | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2 cases | 0 cases | 168 cases | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.32 cases | 0 cases | 82.14 cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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- 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 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 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 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Syria?
- Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,184 cases in 1980.
- What is the lowest paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases in 1993.
- How does Syria rank for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
- Syria ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.