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Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Malawi

Malawi: Reported paralytic polio cases per million was 0 cases per million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 cases per million
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
11.28 cases per million
in 1985
All-time low
0 cases per million
in 1992
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Malawi, 1980–2023

02.557.51012.51980200120231980: 11.2 cases per million1981: 10.7 cases per million1982: 5.7 cases per million1983: 1.6 cases per million1984: 3.4 cases per million1985: 11.3 cases per million1986: 9.2 cases per million1987: 3.7 cases per million1988: 1.3 cases per million1989: 0.436 cases per million1990: 0.314 cases per million1991: 0.305 cases per million1992: 0 cases per million1993: 0 cases per million1994: 0 cases per million1995: 0 cases per million1996: 0 cases per million1997: 0.19 cases per million1998: 0.466 cases per million1999: 0 cases per million2000: 0 cases per million2001: 0 cases per million2002: 0 cases per million2003: 0 cases per million2004: 0 cases per million2005: 0 cases per million2006: 0 cases per million2007: 0 cases per million2008: 0 cases per million2009: 0 cases per million2010: 0 cases per million2011: 0 cases per million2012: 0 cases per million2013: 0 cases per million2014: 0 cases per million2015: 0 cases per million2016: 0 cases per million2017: 0 cases per million2018: 0 cases per million2019: 0 cases per million2020: 0 cases per million2021: 0.05 cases per million2022: 0.196 cases per million2023: 0 cases per million

Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cases per million.

Analysis

In 2023, reported paralytic polio cases per million in Malawi stood at 0 cases per million. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, reported paralytic polio cases per million in Malawi peaked at 11.28 cases per million in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 cases per million, in 1992.

That places Malawi 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.

Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Malawi, year by year

Year cases per million Change
1980 11.17 cases per million —
1981 10.74 cases per million -3.9%
1982 5.75 cases per million -46.5%
1983 1.56 cases per million -72.9%
1984 3.41 cases per million +118.6%
1985 11.28 cases per million +231.1%
1986 9.23 cases per million -18.2%
1987 3.74 cases per million -59.5%
1988 1.26 cases per million -66.4%
1989 0.436 cases per million -65.3%
1990 0.3145 cases per million -27.9%
1991 0.3051 cases per million -3.0%
1992 0 cases per million -100.0%
1993 0 cases per million —
1994 0 cases per million —
1995 0 cases per million —
1996 0 cases per million —
1997 0.1902 cases per million —
1998 0.4659 cases per million +144.9%
1999 0 cases per million -100.0%
2000 0 cases per million —
2001 0 cases per million —
2002 0 cases per million —
2003 0 cases per million —
2004 0 cases per million —
2005 0 cases per million —
2006 0 cases per million —
2007 0 cases per million —
2008 0 cases per million —
2009 0 cases per million —
2010 0 cases per million —
2011 0 cases per million —
2012 0 cases per million —
2013 0 cases per million —
2014 0 cases per million —
2015 0 cases per million —
2016 0 cases per million —
2017 0 cases per million —
2018 0 cases per million —
2019 0 cases per million —
2020 0 cases per million —
2021 0.0503 cases per million —
2022 0.196 cases per million +289.9%
2023 0 cases per million -100.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0 cases per million is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0735 cases per million. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +289.9% 0.0503 cases per million 0.196 cases per million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.86 cases per million 0.436 cases per million 11.28 cases per million 10
1990s 0.1276 cases per million 0 cases per million 0.4659 cases per million 10
2000s 0 cases per million 0 cases per million 0 cases per million 10
2010s 0 cases per million 0 cases per million 0 cases per million 10
2020s 0.0616 cases per million 0 cases per million 0.196 cases per million 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is reported paralytic polio cases per million in Malawi?
Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Malawi was 0 cases per million in 2023, according to World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest reported paralytic polio cases per million recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 11.28 cases per million in 1985.
What is the lowest reported paralytic polio cases per million recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 cases per million in 1992.
How does Malawi rank for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
Malawi ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reported paralytic polio cases per million. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reported paralytic polio cases per million
Unit
cases per million
Source
World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
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Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.