Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus was 6 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6
Change on year
up 200.0%
World rank
1st
of 182 countries
All-time high
56
in 2020
All-time low
2
in 2022
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Afghanistan, 2016–2023

02040602016201920232016: 132017: 142018: 212019: 292020: 562021: 42022: 22023: 6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 6 for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.0% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.

Afghanistan ranks 1st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus (WPV) in Afghanistan, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 13
2017 14 +7.7%
2018 21 +50.0%
2019 29 +38.1%
2020 56 +93.1%
2021 4 -92.9%
2022 2 -50.0%
2023 6 +200.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.25 13 29 4
2020s 17 2 56 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 1 Pakistan 6 compare
  2. 3 Argentina 0
  3. 3 Peru 0
  4. 3 Montenegro 0
  5. 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0
  6. 3 Jamaica 0
  7. 3 Haiti 0
  8. 3 India 0
  9. 3 Syrian Arab Republic 0
  10. 3 Papua New Guinea 0
  11. 3 Rwanda 0
  12. 3 Bhutan 0
  13. 3 Seychelles 0
  14. 3 Mongolia 0
  15. 3 Burkina Faso 0
  16. 3 Niger 0
  17. 3 Benin 0
  18. 3 Botswana 0
  19. 3 Brazil 0
  20. 3 Belarus 0
  21. 3 Albania 0
  22. 3 Norway 0
  23. 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
  24. 3 North Macedonia 0
  25. 3 Lebanon 0
  26. 3 Croatia 0
  27. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0
  28. 3 Georgia 0
  29. 3 Uruguay 0
  30. 3 Paraguay 0
  31. 3 Guinea 0
  32. 3 Honduras 0
  33. 3 Samoa 0
  34. 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 0
  35. 3 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  36. 3 Greece 0
  37. 3 Singapore 0
  38. 3 Switzerland 0
  39. 3 Sierra Leone 0
  40. 3 Belgium 0
  41. 3 Denmark 0
  42. 3 Kuwait 0
  43. 3 Guinea-Bissau 0
  44. 3 Guatemala 0
  45. 3 Guyana 0
  46. 3 Spain 0
  47. 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0
  48. 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0
  49. 3 Cambodia 0
  50. 3 Estonia 0
  51. 3 South Sudan 0
  52. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0
  53. 3 Angola 0
  54. 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0
  55. 3 Romania 0
  56. 3 Viet Nam 0
  57. 3 Mauritius 0
  58. 3 Maldives 0
  59. 3 Lithuania 0
  60. 3 Mexico 0
  61. 3 Serbia 0
  62. 3 Iceland 0
  63. 3 Russian Federation 0
  64. 3 Portugal 0
  65. 3 Djibouti 0
  66. 3 Equatorial Guinea 0
  67. 3 Solomon Islands 0
  68. 3 Cameroon 0
  69. 3 South Africa 0
  70. 3 Poland 0
  71. 3 Kenya 0
  72. 3 Morocco 0
  73. 3 China 0
  74. 3 Nigeria 0 compare
  75. 3 Bahamas 0
  76. 3 Yemen 0
  77. 3 Timor-Leste 0
  78. 3 Slovenia 0
  79. 3 Colombia 0
  80. 3 Canada 0
  81. 3 Thailand 0
  82. 3 Central African Republic 0
  83. 3 Indonesia 0
  84. 3 Gabon 0
  85. 3 Ethiopia 0
  86. 3 Eswatini 0
  87. 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0
  88. 3 Zambia 0
  89. 3 Cape Verde 0
  90. 3 Armenia 0
  91. 3 Côte d'Ivoire 0
  92. 3 Chile 0
  93. 3 Hungary 0
  94. 3 Grenada 0
  95. 3 Chad 0
  96. 3 Malaysia 0
  97. 3 Belize 0
  98. 3 Sri Lanka 0
  99. 3 Somalia 0
  100. 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  101. 3 France 0
  102. 3 Zimbabwe 0
  103. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  104. 3 Senegal 0
  105. 3 Saudi Arabia 0
  106. 3 Brunei Darussalam 0
  107. 3 Mali 0
  108. 3 Cuba 0
  109. 3 Luxembourg 0
  110. 3 Philippines 0
  111. 3 Finland 0
  112. 3 Ireland 0
  113. 3 Malta 0
  114. 3 Togo 0
  115. 3 Algeria 0
  116. 3 Mozambique 0 compare
  117. 3 Nepal 0
  118. 3 Liberia 0
  119. 3 Australia 0
  120. 3 Bahrain 0
  121. 3 Cyprus 0
  122. 3 Iraq 0
  123. 3 Uganda 0
  124. 3 Gambia 0
  125. 3 Ecuador 0
  126. 3 Mauritania 0
  127. 3 New Zealand 0
  128. 3 Bangladesh 0
  129. 3 Eritrea 0
  130. 3 Sudan 0
  131. 3 Türkiye 0
  132. 3 Tunisia 0
  133. 3 Oman 0
  134. 3 Congo 0
  135. 3 Vanuatu 0
  136. 3 Jordan 0
  137. 3 Korea 0
  138. 3 Uzbekistan 0
  139. 3 Ukraine 0
  140. 3 Barbados 0
  141. 3 Burundi 0
  142. 3 Namibia 0
  143. 3 Azerbaijan 0
  144. 3 Italy 0
  145. 3 Republic of Moldova 0
  146. 3 Libya 0
  147. 3 Costa Rica 0
  148. 3 Israel 0
  149. 3 Saint Lucia 0
  150. 3 Czechia 0
  151. 3 Madagascar 0
  152. 3 Turkmenistan 0
  153. 3 El Salvador 0
  154. 3 Japan 0
  155. 3 Ghana 0
  156. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0
  157. 3 Tonga 0
  158. 3 Kyrgyzstan 0
  159. 3 Sweden 0
  160. 3 Comoros 0
  161. 3 Tajikistan 0
  162. 3 Dominican Republic 0
  163. 3 Slovakia 0
  164. 3 Qatar 0
  165. 3 Kazakhstan 0
  166. 3 Germany 0
  167. 3 Latvia 0
  168. 3 United States of America 0
  169. 3 Bulgaria 0
  170. 3 Netherlands 0
  171. 3 Egypt 0
  172. 3 United Arab Emirates 0
  173. 3 Malawi 0 compare
  174. 3 Myanmar 0
  175. 3 Austria 0
  176. 3 Nicaragua 0
  177. 3 Panama 0
  178. 3 Lesotho 0
  179. 3 Fiji 0
  180. 3 Kiribati 0
  181. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Afghanistan?
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Afghanistan was 6 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 56 in 2020.
What is the lowest number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
How does Afghanistan rank for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus?
Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus (WPV). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus (WPV)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 1,576 data points, 2016–2023
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