Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Namibia
Namibia: Reported paralytic polio cases per million was 0 cases per million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Namibia, 1989–2023
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
The most recent figure for reported paralytic polio cases per million in Namibia is 0 cases per million, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, reported paralytic polio cases per million in Namibia peaked at 35.1 cases per million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 cases per million, in 1990.
Namibia 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7764 cases per million | 0.7764 cases per million | 0.7764 cases per million | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.59 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 35.1 cases per million | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9564 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 9.56 cases per million | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 0 cases per million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 23 Tanzania 0.0297 cases per million compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.0249 cases per million compare
- 25 Indonesia 0.0216 cases per million compare
- 26 Albania 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Algeria 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Andorra 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Angola 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Argentina 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Armenia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Australia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Austria 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Bahamas 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Bahrain 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Bangladesh 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Barbados 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Belarus 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Belgium 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Belize 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Bhutan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Bolivia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Botswana 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Brazil 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Brunei 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Bulgaria 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Cambodia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Cameroon 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Canada 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Cape Verde 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Chile 0 cases per million compare
- 26 China 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Colombia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Comoros 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Congo 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Cook Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Costa Rica 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Croatia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Cuba 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Cyprus 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Czechia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Denmark 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Djibouti 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Dominica 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0 cases per million compare
- 26 East Timor 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Ecuador 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Egypt 0 cases per million compare
- 26 El Salvador 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Eritrea 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Estonia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Eswatini 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Ethiopia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Fiji 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Finland 0 cases per million compare
- 26 France 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Gabon 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Gambia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Georgia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Germany 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Ghana 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Greece 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Grenada 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Guatemala 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Guyana 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Haiti 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Honduras 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Hong Kong 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Hungary 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Iceland 0 cases per million compare
- 26 India 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Iran 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Iraq 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Ireland 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Italy 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Jamaica 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Japan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Jordan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Kiribati 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Kuwait 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Laos 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Latvia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Lebanon 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Lesotho 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Liberia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Libya 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Lithuania 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Luxembourg 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Macao 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Malawi 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Malaysia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Maldives 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Malta 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Marshall Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Mauritius 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Mexico 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Micronesia (country) 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Moldova 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Monaco 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Mongolia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Montenegro 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Morocco 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Myanmar 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Nauru 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Nepal 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Netherlands 0 cases per million compare
- 26 New Zealand 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Nicaragua 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Niue 0 cases per million compare
- 26 North Korea 0 cases per million compare
- 26 North Macedonia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Norway 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Oman 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Palau 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Palestine 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Panama 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Papua New Guinea 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Paraguay 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Peru 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Philippines 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Poland 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Portugal 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Qatar 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Reunion 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Romania 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Russia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Rwanda 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Saint Helena 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Samoa 0 cases per million compare
- 26 San Marino 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Senegal 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Serbia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Seychelles 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Singapore 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Slovakia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Slovenia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Solomon Islands 0 cases per million compare
- 26 South Africa 0 cases per million compare
- 26 South Korea 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Spain 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Sudan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Suriname 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Sweden 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Switzerland 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Syria 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Tajikistan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Thailand 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Togo 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Tonga 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Tunisia 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Turkey 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Tuvalu 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Uganda 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Ukraine 0 cases per million compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 0 cases per million compare
- 26 United Kingdom 0 cases per million compare
- 26 United States 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Uruguay 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Vanuatu 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Venezuela 0 cases per million compare
- 26 Vietnam 0 cases per million compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7156 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5417 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0961 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 202.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2035 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7944 °C (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported paralytic polio cases per million in Namibia?
- Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Namibia 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1 cases per million in 1993.
- What is the lowest reported paralytic polio cases per million recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases per million in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
- Namibia ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Namibia 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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The sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases per million people.