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Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Pakistan

Pakistan: Reported paralytic polio cases per million was 0.0249 cases per million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0249 cases per million
Change on year
down 70.6%
World rank
24th
of 199 countries
All-time high
51.43 cases per million
in 1981
All-time low
0.0249 cases per million
in 2023
Years of data
44
1980–2023

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

02040601980200120231980: 37 cases per million1981: 51.4 cases per million1982: 39.9 cases per million1983: 9.9 cases per million1984: 6.3 cases per million1985: 22.2 cases per million1986: 6.4 cases per million1987: 11.6 cases per million1988: 8.7 cases per million1989: 7.3 cases per million1990: 6.7 cases per million1991: 9.6 cases per million1992: 8.5 cases per million1993: 14.4 cases per million1994: 4.1 cases per million1995: 3.8 cases per million1996: 2.5 cases per million1997: 8.1 cases per million1998: 2.3 cases per million1999: 3.7 cases per million2000: 1.3 cases per million2001: 0.747 cases per million2002: 0.551 cases per million2003: 0.617 cases per million2004: 0.311 cases per million2005: 0.161 cases per million2006: 0.225 cases per million2007: 0.176 cases per million2008: 0.629 cases per million2009: 0.468 cases per million2010: 0.741 cases per million2011: 0.997 cases per million2012: 0.366 cases per million2013: 0.687 cases per million2014: 1.6 cases per million2015: 0.265 cases per million2016: 0.098 cases per million2017: 0.037 cases per million2018: 0.055 cases per million2019: 0.757 cases per million2020: 0.964 cases per million2021: 0.039 cases per million2022: 0.085 cases per million2023: 0.025 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

The most recent figure for reported paralytic polio cases per million in Pakistan is 0.0249 cases per million, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of down 70.6% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reported paralytic polio cases per million in Pakistan peaked at 51.43 cases per million in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 cases per million, in 2023.

Pakistan ranks 24th 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 million in Pakistan, year by year

Year cases per million Change
1980 36.96 cases per million —
1981 51.43 cases per million +39.1%
1982 39.92 cases per million -22.4%
1983 9.89 cases per million -75.2%
1984 6.33 cases per million -36.0%
1985 22.23 cases per million +251.2%
1986 6.39 cases per million -71.3%
1987 11.64 cases per million +82.2%
1988 8.66 cases per million -25.6%
1989 7.26 cases per million -16.1%
1990 6.73 cases per million -7.3%
1991 9.62 cases per million +42.9%
1992 8.55 cases per million -11.2%
1993 14.36 cases per million +68.0%
1994 4.08 cases per million -71.6%
1995 3.82 cases per million -6.4%
1996 2.48 cases per million -34.9%
1997 8.12 cases per million +226.6%
1998 2.34 cases per million -71.1%
1999 3.73 cases per million +59.0%
2000 1.29 cases per million -65.4%
2001 0.7474 cases per million -42.0%
2002 0.5513 cases per million -26.2%
2003 0.6172 cases per million +12.0%
2004 0.3106 cases per million -49.7%
2005 0.1606 cases per million -48.3%
2006 0.2246 cases per million +39.9%
2007 0.1759 cases per million -21.7%
2008 0.6293 cases per million +257.7%
2009 0.4681 cases per million -25.6%
2010 0.7405 cases per million +58.2%
2011 0.997 cases per million +34.6%
2012 0.366 cases per million -63.3%
2013 0.6867 cases per million +87.6%
2014 1.58 cases per million +129.4%
2015 0.2654 cases per million -83.1%
2016 0.0983 cases per million -62.9%
2017 0.037 cases per million -62.4%
2018 0.0546 cases per million +47.7%
2019 0.7569 cases per million +1285.9%
2020 0.9639 cases per million +27.4%
2021 0.0389 cases per million -96.0%
2022 0.0848 cases per million +118.1%
2023 0.0249 cases per million -70.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Pakistan 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
2019 +1285.9% 0.0546 cases per million 0.7569 cases per million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20.07 cases per million 6.33 cases per million 51.43 cases per million 10
1990s 6.38 cases per million 2.34 cases per million 14.36 cases per million 10
2000s 0.5174 cases per million 0.1606 cases per million 1.29 cases per million 10
2010s 0.5577 cases per million 0.037 cases per million 1.58 cases per million 10
2020s 0.2781 cases per million 0.0249 cases per million 0.9639 cases per million 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 21 Zimbabwe 0.06 cases per million compare
  2. 22 Zambia 0.0486 cases per million compare
  3. 23 Tanzania 0.0297 cases per million compare
  4. 25 Indonesia 0.0216 cases per million compare
  5. 26 Albania 0 cases per million compare
  6. 26 Algeria 0 cases per million compare
  7. 26 Andorra 0 cases per million
  8. 26 Angola 0 cases per million compare
  9. 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases per million
  10. 26 Argentina 0 cases per million compare
  11. 26 Armenia 0 cases per million compare
  12. 26 Australia 0 cases per million compare
  13. 26 Austria 0 cases per million compare
  14. 26 Azerbaijan 0 cases per million compare
  15. 26 Bahamas 0 cases per million
  16. 26 Bahrain 0 cases per million compare
  17. 26 Bangladesh 0 cases per million compare
  18. 26 Barbados 0 cases per million
  19. 26 Belarus 0 cases per million compare
  20. 26 Belgium 0 cases per million compare
  21. 26 Belize 0 cases per million compare
  22. 26 Bhutan 0 cases per million compare
  23. 26 Bolivia 0 cases per million compare
  24. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases per million
  25. 26 Botswana 0 cases per million compare
  26. 26 Brazil 0 cases per million compare
  27. 26 Brunei 0 cases per million
  28. 26 Bulgaria 0 cases per million compare
  29. 26 Cambodia 0 cases per million compare
  30. 26 Cameroon 0 cases per million compare
  31. 26 Canada 0 cases per million compare
  32. 26 Cape Verde 0 cases per million compare
  33. 26 Chile 0 cases per million compare
  34. 26 China 0 cases per million compare
  35. 26 Colombia 0 cases per million compare
  36. 26 Comoros 0 cases per million compare
  37. 26 Congo 0 cases per million compare
  38. 26 Cook Islands 0 cases per million
  39. 26 Costa Rica 0 cases per million
  40. 26 Croatia 0 cases per million
  41. 26 Cuba 0 cases per million
  42. 26 Cyprus 0 cases per million compare
  43. 26 Czechia 0 cases per million
  44. 26 Denmark 0 cases per million compare
  45. 26 Djibouti 0 cases per million compare
  46. 26 Dominica 0 cases per million
  47. 26 Dominican Republic 0 cases per million compare
  48. 26 East Timor 0 cases per million
  49. 26 Ecuador 0 cases per million compare
  50. 26 Egypt 0 cases per million compare
  51. 26 El Salvador 0 cases per million compare
  52. 26 Equatorial Guinea 0 cases per million compare
  53. 26 Eritrea 0 cases per million compare
  54. 26 Estonia 0 cases per million
  55. 26 Eswatini 0 cases per million compare
  56. 26 Ethiopia 0 cases per million compare
  57. 26 Fiji 0 cases per million
  58. 26 Finland 0 cases per million compare
  59. 26 France 0 cases per million compare
  60. 26 Gabon 0 cases per million compare
  61. 26 Gambia 0 cases per million compare
  62. 26 Georgia 0 cases per million compare
  63. 26 Germany 0 cases per million compare
  64. 26 Ghana 0 cases per million compare
  65. 26 Greece 0 cases per million compare
  66. 26 Grenada 0 cases per million
  67. 26 Guatemala 0 cases per million compare
  68. 26 Guinea-Bissau 0 cases per million compare
  69. 26 Guyana 0 cases per million
  70. 26 Haiti 0 cases per million compare
  71. 26 Honduras 0 cases per million compare
  72. 26 Hong Kong 0 cases per million
  73. 26 Hungary 0 cases per million compare
  74. 26 Iceland 0 cases per million
  75. 26 India 0 cases per million compare
  76. 26 Iran 0 cases per million compare
  77. 26 Iraq 0 cases per million compare
  78. 26 Ireland 0 cases per million compare
  79. 26 Italy 0 cases per million compare
  80. 26 Jamaica 0 cases per million compare
  81. 26 Japan 0 cases per million compare
  82. 26 Jordan 0 cases per million compare
  83. 26 Kazakhstan 0 cases per million compare
  84. 26 Kiribati 0 cases per million
  85. 26 Kuwait 0 cases per million compare
  86. 26 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases per million compare
  87. 26 Laos 0 cases per million compare
  88. 26 Latvia 0 cases per million
  89. 26 Lebanon 0 cases per million compare
  90. 26 Lesotho 0 cases per million compare
  91. 26 Liberia 0 cases per million compare
  92. 26 Libya 0 cases per million compare
  93. 26 Lithuania 0 cases per million
  94. 26 Luxembourg 0 cases per million
  95. 26 Macao 0 cases per million
  96. 26 Malawi 0 cases per million compare
  97. 26 Malaysia 0 cases per million compare
  98. 26 Maldives 0 cases per million compare
  99. 26 Malta 0 cases per million
  100. 26 Marshall Islands 0 cases per million compare
  101. 26 Mauritius 0 cases per million
  102. 26 Mexico 0 cases per million compare
  103. 26 Micronesia (country) 0 cases per million
  104. 26 Moldova 0 cases per million compare
  105. 26 Monaco 0 cases per million
  106. 26 Mongolia 0 cases per million compare
  107. 26 Montenegro 0 cases per million
  108. 26 Morocco 0 cases per million compare
  109. 26 Myanmar 0 cases per million compare
  110. 26 Namibia 0 cases per million compare
  111. 26 Nauru 0 cases per million compare
  112. 26 Nepal 0 cases per million compare
  113. 26 Netherlands 0 cases per million compare
  114. 26 New Zealand 0 cases per million
  115. 26 Nicaragua 0 cases per million compare
  116. 26 Niue 0 cases per million
  117. 26 North Korea 0 cases per million compare
  118. 26 North Macedonia 0 cases per million
  119. 26 Norway 0 cases per million compare
  120. 26 Oman 0 cases per million compare
  121. 26 Palau 0 cases per million
  122. 26 Palestine 0 cases per million
  123. 26 Panama 0 cases per million
  124. 26 Papua New Guinea 0 cases per million compare
  125. 26 Paraguay 0 cases per million compare
  126. 26 Peru 0 cases per million compare
  127. 26 Philippines 0 cases per million compare
  128. 26 Poland 0 cases per million compare
  129. 26 Portugal 0 cases per million compare
  130. 26 Qatar 0 cases per million compare
  131. 26 Reunion 0 cases per million
  132. 26 Romania 0 cases per million compare
  133. 26 Russia 0 cases per million compare
  134. 26 Rwanda 0 cases per million compare
  135. 26 Saint Helena 0 cases per million
  136. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases per million
  137. 26 Saint Lucia 0 cases per million
  138. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases per million
  139. 26 Samoa 0 cases per million
  140. 26 San Marino 0 cases per million
  141. 26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases per million compare
  142. 26 Saudi Arabia 0 cases per million compare
  143. 26 Senegal 0 cases per million compare
  144. 26 Serbia 0 cases per million compare
  145. 26 Seychelles 0 cases per million
  146. 26 Sierra Leone 0 cases per million compare
  147. 26 Singapore 0 cases per million compare
  148. 26 Slovakia 0 cases per million
  149. 26 Slovenia 0 cases per million
  150. 26 Solomon Islands 0 cases per million
  151. 26 South Africa 0 cases per million compare
  152. 26 South Korea 0 cases per million compare
  153. 26 Spain 0 cases per million compare
  154. 26 Sri Lanka 0 cases per million compare
  155. 26 Sudan 0 cases per million compare
  156. 26 Suriname 0 cases per million compare
  157. 26 Sweden 0 cases per million compare
  158. 26 Switzerland 0 cases per million compare
  159. 26 Syria 0 cases per million compare
  160. 26 Tajikistan 0 cases per million compare
  161. 26 Thailand 0 cases per million compare
  162. 26 Togo 0 cases per million compare
  163. 26 Tonga 0 cases per million
  164. 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases per million
  165. 26 Tunisia 0 cases per million compare
  166. 26 Turkey 0 cases per million compare
  167. 26 Turkmenistan 0 cases per million compare
  168. 26 Tuvalu 0 cases per million
  169. 26 Uganda 0 cases per million compare
  170. 26 Ukraine 0 cases per million compare
  171. 26 United Arab Emirates 0 cases per million compare
  172. 26 United Kingdom 0 cases per million compare
  173. 26 United States 0 cases per million compare
  174. 26 Uruguay 0 cases per million
  175. 26 Uzbekistan 0 cases per million compare
  176. 26 Vanuatu 0 cases per million compare
  177. 26 Venezuela 0 cases per million compare
  178. 26 Vietnam 0 cases per million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reported paralytic polio cases per million in Pakistan?
Reported paralytic polio cases per million in Pakistan was 0.0249 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 51.43 cases per million in 1981.
What is the lowest reported paralytic polio cases per million recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 cases per million in 2023.
How does Pakistan rank for reported paralytic polio cases per million?
Pakistan ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is reported paralytic polio cases per million rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan 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.