What is the highest the number of reported paralytic polio cases recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 333 in 1981.

What is the lowest the number of reported paralytic polio cases recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.

How does Cameroon rank for the number of reported paralytic polio cases?

Cameroon ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.

Is the number of reported paralytic polio cases rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cameroon data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of The number of reported paralytic polio cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon

Name: The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: The number of reported paralytic polio cases was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

Change on year

down 100.0%

World rank

26th

of 199 countries

All-time high

333

in 1981

All-time low

in 2000

Years of data

1980–2023

The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon, 1980–2023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 0 for the number of reported paralytic polio cases in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon peaked at 333 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.

That places Cameroon 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.

The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon, 1980 to 2023.
Year	Value	Change
1980	255	—
1981	333	+30.6%
1982	230	-30.9%
1983	151	-34.3%
1984	137	-9.3%
1985	134	-2.2%
1986	107	-20.1%
1987	55	-48.6%
1988	123	+123.6%
1989	43	-65.0%
1990	38	-11.6%
1991	75	+97.4%
1992	37	-50.7%
1993	30	-18.9%
1994	12	-60.0%
1995	8	-33.3%
1996	51	+537.5%
1997	21	-58.8%
1998	16	-23.8%
1999	1	-93.8%
2000	0	-100.0%
2001	0	—
2002	0	—
2003	2	—
2004	13	+550.0%
2005	1	-92.3%
2006	2	+100.0%
2007	0	-100.0%
2008	0	—
2009	3	—
2010	0	-100.0%
2011	0	—
2012	0	—
2013	8	—
2014	5	-37.5%
2015	0	-100.0%
2016	0	—
2017	0	—
2018	0	—
2019	0	—
2020	7	—
2021	3	-57.1%
2022	3	+0.0%
2023	0	-100.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon 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.

Year	Change	From	To
2004	+550.0%	2	13
1996	+537.5%	8	51

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	156.8	43	333	10
1990s	28.9	1	75	10
2000s	2.1	0	13	10
2010s	1.3	0	8	10
2020s	3.25	0	7	4

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Frequently asked questions

What is the number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon?: The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Cameroon was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest the number of reported paralytic polio cases recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 333 in 1981.
What is the lowest the number of reported paralytic polio cases recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
How does Cameroon rank for the number of reported paralytic polio cases?: Cameroon ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is the number of reported paralytic polio cases rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of The number of reported paralytic polio cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: The number of reported paralytic polio cases
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 7,608 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026