Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): 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 Africa (WHO region), 2016–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) 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.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Africa (WHO region), 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 Africa (WHO region)
- 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 Syria 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 0
- 3 North Macedonia 0
- 3 Lebanon 0
- 3 Croatia 0
- 3 United Kingdom 0
- 3 Georgia 0
- 3 Uruguay 0
- 3 Paraguay 0
- 3 Guinea 0
- 3 Honduras 0
- 3 Samoa 0
- 3 Micronesia (country) 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 0
- 3 Laos 0
- 3 Cambodia 0
- 3 Estonia 0
- 3 South Sudan 0
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 3 Angola 0
- 3 Bolivia 0
- 3 Romania 0
- 3 Vietnam 0
- 3 Mauritius 0
- 3 Maldives 0
- 3 Lithuania 0
- 3 Mexico 0
- 3 Serbia 0
- 3 Iceland 0
- 3 Russia 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 East Timor 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 North Korea 0
- 3 Zambia 0
- 3 Cape Verde 0
- 3 Armenia 0
- 3 Cote 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 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 Turkey 0
- 3 Tunisia 0
- 3 Oman 0
- 3 Congo 0
- 3 Vanuatu 0
- 3 Jordan 0
- 3 South Korea 0
- 3 Uzbekistan 0
- 3 Ukraine 0
- 3 Barbados 0
- 3 Burundi 0
- 3 Namibia 0
- 3 Azerbaijan 0
- 3 Italy 0
- 3 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 Democratic Republic of Congo 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 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 0
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Africa (WHO region)?
- Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Africa (WHO region) 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 Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) 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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