The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Myanmar
Myanmar: The number of reported paralytic polio cases was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
World rank
26th
of 199 countries
All-time high
304
in 1982
All-time low
0
in 2001
Years of data
44
1980–2023
The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Myanmar, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0 for the number of reported paralytic polio cases in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Over the whole period, the number of reported paralytic polio cases in Myanmar peaked at 304 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
Myanmar 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.
The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 244 | — |
| 1981 | 287 | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 304 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 215 | -29.3% |
| 1984 | 166 | -22.8% |
| 1985 | 109 | -34.3% |
| 1986 | 91 | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 67 | -26.4% |
| 1988 | 60 | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 50 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 58 | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 47 | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 52 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 27 | -48.1% |
| 1995 | 18 | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 8 | -55.6% |
| 1997 | 55 | +587.5% |
| 1998 | 41 | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 50 | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 44 | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | +1400.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 6 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1400.0% | 1 | 15 |
| 1997 | +587.5% | 8 | 55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 159.3 | 50 | 304 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.3 | 8 | 58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 0 | 44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the number of reported paralytic polio cases in Myanmar?
- The number of reported paralytic polio cases in Myanmar was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the number of reported paralytic polio cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 304 in 1982.
- What is the lowest the number of reported paralytic polio cases recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Myanmar rank for the number of reported paralytic polio cases?
- Myanmar ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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