Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region was 0 cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 cases
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
540 cases
in 1988
All-time low
0 cases
in 2001
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region in Bangladesh, 1980–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in cases.
Analysis
In 2023, reported cases of paralytic polio by world region in Bangladesh stood at 0 cases. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Over the whole period, reported cases of paralytic polio by world region in Bangladesh peaked at 540 cases in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 cases, in 2001.
That places Bangladesh 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 cases of paralytic polio by world region in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65 cases | — |
| 1981 | 98 cases | +50.8% |
| 1982 | 319 cases | +225.5% |
| 1983 | 128 cases | -59.9% |
| 1984 | 128 cases | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 89 cases | -30.5% |
| 1986 | 158 cases | +77.5% |
| 1987 | 102 cases | -35.4% |
| 1988 | 540 cases | +429.4% |
| 1989 | 449 cases | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 374 cases | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 287 cases | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 209 cases | -27.2% |
| 1993 | 233 cases | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 289 cases | +24.0% |
| 1995 | 49 cases | -83.0% |
| 1996 | 97 cases | +98.0% |
| 1997 | 173 cases | +78.4% |
| 1998 | 299 cases | +72.8% |
| 1999 | 393 cases | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 198 cases | -49.6% |
| 2001 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 cases | — |
| 2003 | 0 cases | — |
| 2004 | 0 cases | — |
| 2005 | 0 cases | — |
| 2006 | 18 cases | — |
| 2007 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 cases | — |
| 2009 | 0 cases | — |
| 2010 | 0 cases | — |
| 2011 | 0 cases | — |
| 2012 | 0 cases | — |
| 2013 | 0 cases | — |
| 2014 | 0 cases | — |
| 2015 | 0 cases | — |
| 2016 | 0 cases | — |
| 2017 | 0 cases | — |
| 2018 | 0 cases | — |
| 2019 | 0 cases | — |
| 2020 | 0 cases | — |
| 2021 | 0 cases | — |
| 2022 | 0 cases | — |
| 2023 | 0 cases | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 207.6 cases | 65 cases | 540 cases | 10 |
| 1990s | 240.3 cases | 49 cases | 393 cases | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6 cases | 0 cases | 198 cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 26 Albania 0 cases compare
- 26 Algeria 0 cases compare
- 26 Andorra 0 cases
- 26 Angola 0 cases compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases
- 26 Argentina 0 cases compare
- 26 Armenia 0 cases compare
- 26 Australia 0 cases compare
- 26 Austria 0 cases compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 0 cases compare
- 26 Bahamas 0 cases
- 26 Bahrain 0 cases compare
- 26 Barbados 0 cases
- 26 Belarus 0 cases compare
- 26 Belgium 0 cases compare
- 26 Belize 0 cases compare
- 26 Bhutan 0 cases compare
- 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 cases compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases
- 26 Botswana 0 cases compare
- 26 Brazil 0 cases compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 0 cases
- 26 Bulgaria 0 cases compare
- 26 Cambodia 0 cases compare
- 26 Cameroon 0 cases compare
- 26 Canada 0 cases compare
- 26 Cape Verde 0 cases compare
- 26 Chile 0 cases compare
- 26 China 0 cases compare
- 26 Colombia 0 cases compare
- 26 Comoros 0 cases compare
- 26 Congo 0 cases compare
- 26 Cook Islands 0 cases
- 26 Costa Rica 0 cases
- 26 Croatia 0 cases
- 26 Cuba 0 cases
- 26 Cyprus 0 cases compare
- 26 Czechia 0 cases
- 26 Denmark 0 cases compare
- 26 Djibouti 0 cases compare
- 26 Dominica 0 cases
- 26 Dominican Republic 0 cases compare
- 26 Timor-Leste 0 cases
- 26 Ecuador 0 cases compare
- 26 Egypt 0 cases compare
- 26 El Salvador 0 cases compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0 cases compare
- 26 Eritrea 0 cases compare
- 26 Estonia 0 cases
- 26 Eswatini 0 cases compare
- 26 Ethiopia 0 cases compare
- 26 Fiji 0 cases
- 26 Finland 0 cases compare
- 26 France 0 cases compare
- 26 Gabon 0 cases compare
- 26 Gambia 0 cases compare
- 26 Georgia 0 cases compare
- 26 Germany 0 cases compare
- 26 Ghana 0 cases compare
- 26 Greece 0 cases compare
- 26 Grenada 0 cases
- 26 Guatemala 0 cases compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 0 cases compare
- 26 Guyana 0 cases
- 26 Haiti 0 cases compare
- 26 Honduras 0 cases compare
- 26 Hong Kong 0 cases
- 26 Hungary 0 cases compare
- 26 Iceland 0 cases
- 26 India 0 cases compare
- 26 Iran 0 cases compare
- 26 Iraq 0 cases compare
- 26 Ireland 0 cases compare
- 26 Italy 0 cases compare
- 26 Jamaica 0 cases compare
- 26 Japan 0 cases compare
- 26 Jordan 0 cases compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 0 cases compare
- 26 Kiribati 0 cases
- 26 Kuwait 0 cases compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 cases compare
- 26 Latvia 0 cases
- 26 Lebanon 0 cases compare
- 26 Lesotho 0 cases compare
- 26 Liberia 0 cases compare
- 26 Libya 0 cases compare
- 26 Lithuania 0 cases
- 26 Luxembourg 0 cases
- 26 Macao 0 cases
- 26 Malawi 0 cases compare
- 26 Malaysia 0 cases compare
- 26 Maldives 0 cases compare
- 26 Malta 0 cases
- 26 Marshall Islands 0 cases compare
- 26 Mauritius 0 cases
- 26 Mexico 0 cases compare
- 26 Micronesia (country) 0 cases
- 26 Republic of Moldova 0 cases compare
- 26 Monaco 0 cases
- 26 Mongolia 0 cases compare
- 26 Montenegro 0 cases
- 26 Morocco 0 cases compare
- 26 Myanmar 0 cases compare
- 26 Namibia 0 cases compare
- 26 Naoero 0 cases compare
- 26 Nepal 0 cases compare
- 26 Netherlands 0 cases compare
- 26 New Zealand 0 cases
- 26 Nicaragua 0 cases compare
- 26 Niue 0 cases
- 26 North Korea 0 cases compare
- 26 North Macedonia 0 cases
- 26 Norway 0 cases compare
- 26 Oman 0 cases compare
- 26 Palau 0 cases
- 26 Palestine, State of 0 cases
- 26 Panama 0 cases
- 26 Papua New Guinea 0 cases compare
- 26 Paraguay 0 cases compare
- 26 Peru 0 cases compare
- 26 Philippines 0 cases compare
- 26 Poland 0 cases compare
- 26 Portugal 0 cases compare
- 26 Qatar 0 cases compare
- 26 Reunion 0 cases
- 26 Romania 0 cases compare
- 26 Russian Federation 0 cases compare
- 26 Rwanda 0 cases compare
- 26 Saint Helena 0 cases
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases
- 26 Saint Lucia 0 cases
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases
- 26 Samoa 0 cases
- 26 San Marino 0 cases
- 26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0 cases compare
- 26 Senegal 0 cases compare
- 26 Serbia 0 cases compare
- 26 Seychelles 0 cases
- 26 Sierra Leone 0 cases compare
- 26 Singapore 0 cases compare
- 26 Slovakia 0 cases
- 26 Slovenia 0 cases
- 26 Solomon Islands 0 cases
- 26 South Africa 0 cases compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 0 cases compare
- 26 Spain 0 cases compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 0 cases compare
- 26 Sudan 0 cases compare
- 26 Suriname 0 cases compare
- 26 Sweden 0 cases compare
- 26 Switzerland 0 cases compare
- 26 Syria 0 cases compare
- 26 Tajikistan 0 cases compare
- 26 Thailand 0 cases compare
- 26 Togo 0 cases compare
- 26 Tonga 0 cases
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases
- 26 Tunisia 0 cases compare
- 26 Türkiye 0 cases compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 0 cases compare
- 26 Tuvalu 0 cases
- 26 Uganda 0 cases compare
- 26 Ukraine 0 cases compare
- 26 United Arab Emirates 0 cases compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 cases compare
- 26 United States 0 cases compare
- 26 Uruguay 0 cases
- 26 Uzbekistan 0 cases compare
- 26 Vanuatu 0 cases compare
- 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 cases compare
- 26 Viet Nam 0 cases compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of paralytic polio by world region in Bangladesh?
- Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region in Bangladesh was 0 cases in 2023, according to World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported cases of paralytic polio by world region recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 540 cases in 1988.
- What is the lowest reported cases of paralytic polio by world region recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for reported cases of paralytic polio by world region?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.