Reported paralytic polio cases per million by country
The sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
3.31 cases per million
Guinea
Lowest
0 cases per million
Saint Helena
Median
0 cases per million
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
7,608
What the numbers show
Reported paralytic polio cases per million is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 3.31 cases per million in Guinea; the lowest is 0 cases per million in Saint Helena.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 cases per million, and the mean is 0.0791 cases per million.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 1,225.6%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Reported paralytic polio cases per million: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 3.31 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Chad | 3.01 cases per million | 2023 | up 1,225.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 2.44 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.18 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 0.7914 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Mali | 0.644 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Somalia | 0.4409 cases per million | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 0.3887 cases per million | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 9 | South Sudan | 0.2705 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Yemen | 0.2322 cases per million | 2023 | up 526.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Benin | 0.2188 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2078 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritania | 0.2056 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Mozambique | 0.1475 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Kenya | 0.1452 cases per million | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 0.142 cases per million | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 0.129 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Israel | 0.109 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Burundi | 0.0755 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Niger | 0.0735 cases per million | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 0.06 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 0.0486 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania | 0.0297 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.0249 cases per million | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 0.0216 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Angola | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Albania | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Andorra | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Armenia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Australia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bahrain | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bahamas | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Belarus | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belize | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Barbados | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Brunei | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Bhutan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Botswana | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Canada | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | China | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 0 cases per million | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Congo | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Comoros | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cape Verde | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Cuba | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Cyprus | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Dominica | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ecuador | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Eritrea | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Fiji | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | France | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Micronesia (country) | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Gabon | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Georgia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ghana | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Gambia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Grenada | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Guyana | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Honduras | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Haiti | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | India | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Iran | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Iraq | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Iceland | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Jamaica | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kiribati | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | South Korea | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Kuwait | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Laos | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lebanon | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Liberia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Libya | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lesotho | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Macao | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Morocco | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Monaco | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Moldova | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Maldives | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Marshall Islands | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Malta | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Myanmar | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritius | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Malawi | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Malaysia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Namibia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Nauru | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | New Zealand | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Oman | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Palau | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Poland | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | North Korea | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Portugal | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Paraguay | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Palestine | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Qatar | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Romania | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Russia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Senegal | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Solomon Islands | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | San Marino | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Serbia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Suriname | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Seychelles | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Syria | 0 cases per million | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | East Timor | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Tonga | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Tunisia | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Turkey | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Uganda | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | United States | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Venezuela | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Samoa | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | South Africa | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Reunion | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Cook Islands | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Niue | 0 cases per million | 2000 | — | flat |
| 26 | Saint Helena | 0 cases per million | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
The sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.