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Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in United States

United States: 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
105 cases
in 1983
All-time low
0 cases
in 1987
Years of data
44
1980–2023

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

02550751001980200120231980: 56 cases1981: 42 cases1982: 56 cases1983: 105 cases1984: 56 cases1985: 49 cases1986: 63 cases1987: 0 cases1988: 0 cases1989: 0 cases1990: 0 cases1991: 0 cases1992: 0 cases1993: 0 cases1994: 0 cases1995: 0 cases1996: 0 cases1997: 0 cases1998: 0 cases1999: 0 cases2000: 0 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: 2 cases2023: 0 cases

Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in cases.

Analysis

In 2023, paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in United States stood at 0 cases. 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 United States peaked at 105 cases in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 cases, in 1987.

That places United States 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 United States, year by year

Year cases Change
1980 56 cases —
1981 42 cases -25.0%
1982 56 cases +33.3%
1983 105 cases +87.5%
1984 56 cases -46.7%
1985 49 cases -12.5%
1986 63 cases +28.6%
1987 0 cases -100.0%
1988 0 cases —
1989 0 cases —
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 0 cases —
2000 0 cases —
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 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 2 cases —
2023 0 cases -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.7 cases 0 cases 105 cases 10
1990s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases 10
2000s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases 10
2010s 0 cases 0 cases 0 cases 10
2020s 0.5 cases 0 cases 2 cases 4

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  12. 26 Austria 0 cases compare
  13. 26 Azerbaijan 0 cases compare
  14. 26 Bahamas 0 cases
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  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, Plurinational State of 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 Darussalam 0 cases
  27. 26 Bulgaria 0 cases compare
  28. 26 Cambodia 0 cases compare
  29. 26 Cameroon 0 cases compare
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  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 Timor-Leste 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 Gambia 0 cases compare
  61. 26 Georgia 0 cases compare
  62. 26 Germany 0 cases compare
  63. 26 Ghana 0 cases compare
  64. 26 Greece 0 cases compare
  65. 26 Grenada 0 cases
  66. 26 Guatemala 0 cases compare
  67. 26 Guinea-Bissau 0 cases compare
  68. 26 Guyana 0 cases
  69. 26 Haiti 0 cases compare
  70. 26 Honduras 0 cases compare
  71. 26 Hong Kong 0 cases
  72. 26 Hungary 0 cases compare
  73. 26 Iceland 0 cases
  74. 26 India 0 cases compare
  75. 26 Iran 0 cases compare
  76. 26 Iraq 0 cases compare
  77. 26 Ireland 0 cases compare
  78. 26 Italy 0 cases compare
  79. 26 Jamaica 0 cases compare
  80. 26 Japan 0 cases compare
  81. 26 Jordan 0 cases compare
  82. 26 Kazakhstan 0 cases compare
  83. 26 Kiribati 0 cases
  84. 26 Kuwait 0 cases compare
  85. 26 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases compare
  86. 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 cases compare
  87. 26 Latvia 0 cases
  88. 26 Lebanon 0 cases compare
  89. 26 Lesotho 0 cases compare
  90. 26 Liberia 0 cases compare
  91. 26 Libya 0 cases compare
  92. 26 Lithuania 0 cases
  93. 26 Luxembourg 0 cases
  94. 26 Macao 0 cases
  95. 26 Malawi 0 cases compare
  96. 26 Malaysia 0 cases compare
  97. 26 Maldives 0 cases compare
  98. 26 Malta 0 cases
  99. 26 Marshall Islands 0 cases compare
  100. 26 Mauritius 0 cases
  101. 26 Mexico 0 cases compare
  102. 26 Micronesia (country) 0 cases
  103. 26 Republic of Moldova 0 cases compare
  104. 26 Monaco 0 cases
  105. 26 Mongolia 0 cases compare
  106. 26 Montenegro 0 cases
  107. 26 Morocco 0 cases compare
  108. 26 Myanmar 0 cases compare
  109. 26 Namibia 0 cases compare
  110. 26 Naoero 0 cases compare
  111. 26 Nepal 0 cases compare
  112. 26 Netherlands 0 cases compare
  113. 26 New Zealand 0 cases
  114. 26 Nicaragua 0 cases compare
  115. 26 Niue 0 cases
  116. 26 North Korea 0 cases compare
  117. 26 North Macedonia 0 cases
  118. 26 Norway 0 cases compare
  119. 26 Oman 0 cases compare
  120. 26 Palau 0 cases
  121. 26 Palestine, State of 0 cases
  122. 26 Panama 0 cases
  123. 26 Papua New Guinea 0 cases compare
  124. 26 Paraguay 0 cases compare
  125. 26 Peru 0 cases compare
  126. 26 Philippines 0 cases compare
  127. 26 Poland 0 cases compare
  128. 26 Portugal 0 cases compare
  129. 26 Qatar 0 cases compare
  130. 26 Reunion 0 cases
  131. 26 Romania 0 cases compare
  132. 26 Russian Federation 0 cases compare
  133. 26 Rwanda 0 cases compare
  134. 26 Saint Helena 0 cases
  135. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases
  136. 26 Saint Lucia 0 cases
  137. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases
  138. 26 Samoa 0 cases
  139. 26 San Marino 0 cases
  140. 26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases compare
  141. 26 Saudi Arabia 0 cases compare
  142. 26 Senegal 0 cases compare
  143. 26 Serbia 0 cases compare
  144. 26 Seychelles 0 cases
  145. 26 Sierra Leone 0 cases compare
  146. 26 Singapore 0 cases compare
  147. 26 Slovakia 0 cases
  148. 26 Slovenia 0 cases
  149. 26 Solomon Islands 0 cases
  150. 26 South Africa 0 cases compare
  151. 26 Republic of Korea 0 cases compare
  152. 26 Spain 0 cases compare
  153. 26 Sri Lanka 0 cases compare
  154. 26 Sudan 0 cases compare
  155. 26 Suriname 0 cases compare
  156. 26 Sweden 0 cases compare
  157. 26 Switzerland 0 cases compare
  158. 26 Syria 0 cases compare
  159. 26 Tajikistan 0 cases compare
  160. 26 Thailand 0 cases compare
  161. 26 Togo 0 cases compare
  162. 26 Tonga 0 cases
  163. 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases
  164. 26 Tunisia 0 cases compare
  165. 26 Türkiye 0 cases compare
  166. 26 Turkmenistan 0 cases compare
  167. 26 Tuvalu 0 cases
  168. 26 Uganda 0 cases compare
  169. 26 Ukraine 0 cases compare
  170. 26 United Arab Emirates 0 cases compare
  171. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 cases compare
  172. 26 Uruguay 0 cases
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  174. 26 Vanuatu 0 cases compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in United States?
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region in United States 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 United States?
The highest recorded value was 105 cases in 1983.
What is the lowest paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0 cases in 1987.
How does United States rank for paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region?
United States ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this United States 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.