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Reported cases of paralytic polio by country

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.

Countries reporting
149
Highest
223 cases
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 cases
South Africa
Median
0 cases
Years covered
44
1980–2023
Data points
7,608

What the numbers show

Reported cases of paralytic polio is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 223 cases in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 cases in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 cases, and the mean is 3.6 cases.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 1,733.3%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).

Reported cases of paralytic polio: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of Congo 223 cases 2023 — volatile
2 Nigeria 87 cases 2023 up 52.6% volatile
3 Chad 55 cases 2023 up 1,733.3% volatile
4 Guinea 47 cases 2023 — volatile
5 Madagascar 24 cases 2023 — volatile
6 Mali 15 cases 2023 — volatile
7 Central African Republic 14 cases 2023 — volatile
8 Kenya 8 cases 2023 down 42.9% volatile
8 Somalia 8 cases 2023 down 95.9% volatile
8 Yemen 8 cases 2023 up 700.0% volatile
11 Afghanistan 6 cases 2023 down 64.7% volatile
11 Cote d'Ivoire 6 cases 2023 — volatile
11 Indonesia 6 cases 2023 — volatile
11 Pakistan 6 cases 2023 down 95.7% volatile
15 Mozambique 5 cases 2023 — volatile
16 Benin 3 cases 2023 — volatile
16 Burkina Faso 3 cases 2023 — volatile
16 South Sudan 3 cases 2023 — volatile
19 Niger 2 cases 2023 up 100.0% volatile
19 Tanzania 2 cases 2023 — volatile
21 Burundi 1 cases 2023 — volatile
21 Israel 1 cases 2023 — volatile
21 Mauritania 1 cases 2023 — volatile
21 Zambia 1 cases 2023 — volatile
21 Zimbabwe 1 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Angola 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Albania 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 United Arab Emirates 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Argentina 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Armenia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Australia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Austria 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Azerbaijan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Belgium 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Bangladesh 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Bulgaria 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Bahrain 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Belarus 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Belize 0 cases 2000 — volatile
26 Bolivia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Brazil 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Bhutan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Botswana 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Canada 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Switzerland 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Chile 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 China 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Cameroon 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
26 Congo 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Colombia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Comoros 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Cape Verde 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Cyprus 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Germany 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Djibouti 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Denmark 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Dominican Republic 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Algeria 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Ecuador 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Egypt 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Eritrea 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Spain 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Ethiopia 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
26 Finland 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 France 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Gabon 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 United Kingdom 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Georgia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Ghana 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Gambia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Guinea-Bissau 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Equatorial Guinea 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Greece 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Guatemala 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Honduras 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Haiti 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Hungary 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 India 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Ireland 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Iran 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Iraq 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Italy 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Jamaica 0 cases 2000 — volatile
26 Jordan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Japan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Kazakhstan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Cambodia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 South Korea 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Kuwait 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Laos 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Lebanon 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Liberia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Libya 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Sri Lanka 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Lesotho 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Morocco 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Moldova 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Maldives 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Mexico 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Marshall Islands 0 cases 2000 — volatile
26 Myanmar 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Mongolia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Malawi 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Malaysia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Namibia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Nicaragua 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Netherlands 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Norway 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Nepal 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Nauru 0 cases 2000 — volatile
26 Oman 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Peru 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Philippines 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Papua New Guinea 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Poland 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 North Korea 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Portugal 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Paraguay 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Qatar 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Romania 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Russia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Rwanda 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Saudi Arabia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Sudan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Senegal 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Singapore 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Sierra Leone 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 El Salvador 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Serbia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Suriname 0 cases 2000 — volatile
26 Sweden 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Eswatini 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Syria 0 cases 2023 down 100.0% volatile
26 Togo 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Thailand 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Tajikistan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Turkmenistan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Tunisia 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Turkey 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Uganda 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Ukraine 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 United States 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Uzbekistan 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Venezuela 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Vietnam 0 cases 2023 — volatile
26 Vanuatu 0 cases 2000 — volatile
26 South Africa 0 cases 2023 — volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Reported cases of paralytic polio
Unit
cases
Source
World Health Organization (2019); World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Sum of wild poliovirus cases and circulating vaccine derived poliovirus cases.