Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in AFR
AFR: Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
Rank
4th
of 13 groups
All-time high
8
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 2017
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in AFR, 2016–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 0 for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 1 Pakistan 6 compare
- 1 Afghanistan 6 compare
- 3 Argentina 0
- 3 Peru 0
- 3 Montenegro 0
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 3 Jamaica 0
- 3 Haiti 0
- 3 India 0
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 0
- 3 Papua New Guinea 0
- 3 Rwanda 0
- 3 Bhutan 0
- 3 Seychelles 0
- 3 Mongolia 0
- 3 Burkina Faso 0
- 3 Niger 0
- 3 Benin 0
- 3 Botswana 0
- 3 Brazil 0
- 3 Belarus 0
- 3 Albania 0
- 3 Norway 0
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
- 3 North Macedonia 0
- 3 Lebanon 0
- 3 Croatia 0
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0
- 3 Georgia 0
- 3 Uruguay 0
- 3 Paraguay 0
- 3 Guinea 0
- 3 Honduras 0
- 3 Samoa 0
- 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 0
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 3 Greece 0
- 3 Singapore 0
- 3 Switzerland 0
- 3 Sierra Leone 0
- 3 Belgium 0
- 3 Denmark 0
- 3 Kuwait 0
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 3 Guatemala 0
- 3 Guyana 0
- 3 Spain 0
- 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0
- 3 Cambodia 0
- 3 Estonia 0
- 3 South Sudan 0
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 3 Angola 0
- 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0
- 3 Romania 0
- 3 Viet Nam 0
- 3 Mauritius 0
- 3 Maldives 0
- 3 Lithuania 0
- 3 Mexico 0
- 3 Serbia 0
- 3 Iceland 0
- 3 Russian Federation 0
- 3 Portugal 0
- 3 Djibouti 0
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 3 Solomon Islands 0
- 3 Cameroon 0
- 3 South Africa 0
- 3 Poland 0
- 3 Kenya 0
- 3 Morocco 0
- 3 China 0
- 3 Nigeria 0 compare
- 3 Bahamas 0
- 3 Yemen 0
- 3 Timor-Leste 0
- 3 Slovenia 0
- 3 Colombia 0
- 3 Canada 0
- 3 Thailand 0
- 3 Central African Republic 0
- 3 Indonesia 0
- 3 Gabon 0
- 3 Ethiopia 0
- 3 Eswatini 0
- 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0
- 3 Zambia 0
- 3 Cape Verde 0
- 3 Armenia 0
- 3 Côte d'Ivoire 0
- 3 Chile 0
- 3 Hungary 0
- 3 Grenada 0
- 3 Chad 0
- 3 Malaysia 0
- 3 Belize 0
- 3 Sri Lanka 0
- 3 Somalia 0
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 3 France 0
- 3 Zimbabwe 0
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 3 Senegal 0
- 3 Saudi Arabia 0
- 3 Brunei Darussalam 0
- 3 Mali 0
- 3 Cuba 0
- 3 Luxembourg 0
- 3 Philippines 0
- 3 Finland 0
- 3 Ireland 0
- 3 Malta 0
- 3 Togo 0
- 3 Algeria 0
- 3 Mozambique 0 compare
- 3 Nepal 0
- 3 Liberia 0
- 3 Australia 0
- 3 Bahrain 0
- 3 Cyprus 0
- 3 Iraq 0
- 3 Uganda 0
- 3 Gambia 0
- 3 Ecuador 0
- 3 Mauritania 0
- 3 New Zealand 0
- 3 Bangladesh 0
- 3 Eritrea 0
- 3 Sudan 0
- 3 Türkiye 0
- 3 Tunisia 0
- 3 Oman 0
- 3 Congo 0
- 3 Vanuatu 0
- 3 Jordan 0
- 3 Korea 0
- 3 Uzbekistan 0
- 3 Ukraine 0
- 3 Barbados 0
- 3 Burundi 0
- 3 Namibia 0
- 3 Azerbaijan 0
- 3 Italy 0
- 3 Republic of Moldova 0
- 3 Libya 0
- 3 Costa Rica 0
- 3 Israel 0
- 3 Saint Lucia 0
- 3 Czechia 0
- 3 Madagascar 0
- 3 Turkmenistan 0
- 3 El Salvador 0
- 3 Japan 0
- 3 Ghana 0
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0
- 3 Tonga 0
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 3 Sweden 0
- 3 Comoros 0
- 3 Tajikistan 0
- 3 Dominican Republic 0
- 3 Slovakia 0
- 3 Qatar 0
- 3 Kazakhstan 0
- 3 Germany 0
- 3 Latvia 0
- 3 United States of America 0
- 3 Bulgaria 0
- 3 Netherlands 0
- 3 Egypt 0
- 3 United Arab Emirates 0
- 3 Malawi 0 compare
- 3 Myanmar 0
- 3 Austria 0
- 3 Nicaragua 0
- 3 Panama 0
- 3 Lesotho 0
- 3 Fiji 0
- 3 Kiribati 0
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 0
More health data for AFR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 632.45 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 83.2% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 572.82 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 8.58 (2022)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 71.0% (2025)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 83.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.49 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 82.0% (2025)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.1 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in AFR?
- Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in AFR was 0 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 AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does AFR rank for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus?
- AFR ranks 4th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this AFR 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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