Statizoid

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in Germany

Germany: Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2446
in 1981
All-time low
0
in 1985
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in Germany, 1980–2023

00.050.10.150.20.251980200120231980: 0.091981: 0.2451982: 0.091983: 0.1161984: 0.0261985: 01986: 0.0261987: 01988: 01989: 0.0131990: 0.0381991: 0.0381992: 0.0251993: 01994: 01995: 01996: 01997: 01998: 01999: 02000: 02001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 0

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Germany recorded 0 for reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

Over the whole period, reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in Germany peaked at 0.2446 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1985.

Germany 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.

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in Germany, year by year

Year Value Change
1980 0.09 —
1981 0.2446 +171.8%
1982 0.0902 -63.1%
1983 0.116 +28.6%
1984 0.0258 -77.8%
1985 0 -100.0%
1986 0.0257 —
1987 0 -100.0%
1988 0 —
1989 0.0127 —
1990 0.0378 +198.3%
1991 0.0376 -0.5%
1992 0.0249 -33.7%
1993 0 -100.0%
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —
2023 0 —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0605 0 0.2446 10
1990s 0.01 0 0.0378 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 23 Tanzania 0.0297 compare
  2. 24 Pakistan 0.0249 compare
  3. 25 Indonesia 0.0216 compare
  4. 26 Albania 0 compare
  5. 26 Algeria 0 compare
  6. 26 Andorra 0
  7. 26 Angola 0 compare
  8. 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  9. 26 Argentina 0 compare
  10. 26 Armenia 0 compare
  11. 26 Australia 0 compare
  12. 26 Austria 0 compare
  13. 26 Azerbaijan 0 compare
  14. 26 Bahamas 0
  15. 26 Bahrain 0 compare
  16. 26 Bangladesh 0 compare
  17. 26 Barbados 0
  18. 26 Belarus 0 compare
  19. 26 Belgium 0 compare
  20. 26 Belize 0 compare
  21. 26 Bhutan 0 compare
  22. 26 Bolivia 0 compare
  23. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  24. 26 Botswana 0 compare
  25. 26 Brazil 0 compare
  26. 26 Brunei 0
  27. 26 Bulgaria 0 compare
  28. 26 Cambodia 0 compare
  29. 26 Cameroon 0 compare
  30. 26 Canada 0 compare
  31. 26 Cape Verde 0 compare
  32. 26 Chile 0 compare
  33. 26 China 0 compare
  34. 26 Colombia 0 compare
  35. 26 Comoros 0 compare
  36. 26 Congo 0 compare
  37. 26 Cook Islands 0
  38. 26 Costa Rica 0
  39. 26 Croatia 0
  40. 26 Cuba 0
  41. 26 Cyprus 0 compare
  42. 26 Czechia 0
  43. 26 Denmark 0 compare
  44. 26 Djibouti 0 compare
  45. 26 Dominica 0
  46. 26 Dominican Republic 0 compare
  47. 26 East Timor 0
  48. 26 Ecuador 0 compare
  49. 26 Egypt 0 compare
  50. 26 El Salvador 0 compare
  51. 26 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
  52. 26 Eritrea 0 compare
  53. 26 Estonia 0
  54. 26 Eswatini 0 compare
  55. 26 Ethiopia 0 compare
  56. 26 Fiji 0
  57. 26 Finland 0 compare
  58. 26 France 0 compare
  59. 26 Gabon 0 compare
  60. 26 Gambia 0 compare
  61. 26 Georgia 0 compare
  62. 26 Ghana 0 compare
  63. 26 Greece 0 compare
  64. 26 Grenada 0
  65. 26 Guatemala 0 compare
  66. 26 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
  67. 26 Guyana 0
  68. 26 Haiti 0 compare
  69. 26 Honduras 0 compare
  70. 26 Hong Kong 0
  71. 26 Hungary 0 compare
  72. 26 Iceland 0
  73. 26 India 0 compare
  74. 26 Iran 0 compare
  75. 26 Iraq 0 compare
  76. 26 Ireland 0 compare
  77. 26 Italy 0 compare
  78. 26 Jamaica 0 compare
  79. 26 Japan 0 compare
  80. 26 Jordan 0 compare
  81. 26 Kazakhstan 0 compare
  82. 26 Kiribati 0
  83. 26 Kuwait 0 compare
  84. 26 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
  85. 26 Laos 0 compare
  86. 26 Latvia 0
  87. 26 Lebanon 0 compare
  88. 26 Lesotho 0 compare
  89. 26 Liberia 0 compare
  90. 26 Libya 0 compare
  91. 26 Lithuania 0
  92. 26 Luxembourg 0
  93. 26 Macao 0
  94. 26 Malawi 0 compare
  95. 26 Malaysia 0 compare
  96. 26 Maldives 0 compare
  97. 26 Malta 0
  98. 26 Marshall Islands 0 compare
  99. 26 Mauritius 0
  100. 26 Mexico 0 compare
  101. 26 Micronesia (country) 0
  102. 26 Moldova 0 compare
  103. 26 Monaco 0
  104. 26 Mongolia 0 compare
  105. 26 Montenegro 0
  106. 26 Morocco 0 compare
  107. 26 Myanmar 0 compare
  108. 26 Namibia 0 compare
  109. 26 Nauru 0 compare
  110. 26 Nepal 0 compare
  111. 26 Netherlands 0 compare
  112. 26 New Zealand 0
  113. 26 Nicaragua 0 compare
  114. 26 Niue 0
  115. 26 North Korea 0 compare
  116. 26 North Macedonia 0
  117. 26 Norway 0 compare
  118. 26 Oman 0 compare
  119. 26 Palau 0
  120. 26 Palestine 0
  121. 26 Panama 0
  122. 26 Papua New Guinea 0 compare
  123. 26 Paraguay 0 compare
  124. 26 Peru 0 compare
  125. 26 Philippines 0 compare
  126. 26 Poland 0 compare
  127. 26 Portugal 0 compare
  128. 26 Qatar 0 compare
  129. 26 Reunion 0
  130. 26 Romania 0 compare
  131. 26 Russia 0 compare
  132. 26 Rwanda 0 compare
  133. 26 Saint Helena 0
  134. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
  135. 26 Saint Lucia 0
  136. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  137. 26 Samoa 0
  138. 26 San Marino 0
  139. 26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
  140. 26 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
  141. 26 Senegal 0 compare
  142. 26 Serbia 0 compare
  143. 26 Seychelles 0
  144. 26 Sierra Leone 0 compare
  145. 26 Singapore 0 compare
  146. 26 Slovakia 0
  147. 26 Slovenia 0
  148. 26 Solomon Islands 0
  149. 26 South Africa 0 compare
  150. 26 South Korea 0 compare
  151. 26 Spain 0 compare
  152. 26 Sri Lanka 0 compare
  153. 26 Sudan 0 compare
  154. 26 Suriname 0 compare
  155. 26 Sweden 0 compare
  156. 26 Switzerland 0 compare
  157. 26 Syria 0 compare
  158. 26 Tajikistan 0 compare
  159. 26 Thailand 0 compare
  160. 26 Togo 0 compare
  161. 26 Tonga 0
  162. 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0
  163. 26 Tunisia 0 compare
  164. 26 Turkey 0 compare
  165. 26 Turkmenistan 0 compare
  166. 26 Tuvalu 0
  167. 26 Uganda 0 compare
  168. 26 Ukraine 0 compare
  169. 26 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
  170. 26 United Kingdom 0 compare
  171. 26 United States 0 compare
  172. 26 Uruguay 0
  173. 26 Uzbekistan 0 compare
  174. 26 Vanuatu 0 compare
  175. 26 Venezuela 0 compare
  176. 26 Vietnam 0 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in Germany?
Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in Germany was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.2446 in 1981.
What is the lowest reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1985.
How does Germany rank for reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people?
Germany ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/reported-paralytic-polio-cases-per-1-million-people/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/reported-paralytic-polio-cases-per-1-million-people/germany/">Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Reported paralytic polio cases per 1 million people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed