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

024682016201920232016: 42017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 12022: 82023: 0

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

Annual values for Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus (WPV) in Africa (WHO region), 2016 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1 0 4 4
2020s 2.25 0 8 4

Countries ranked near Africa (WHO region)

  1. 1 Pakistan 6 compare
  2. 1 Afghanistan 6 compare
  3. 3 Argentina 0
  4. 3 Peru 0
  5. 3 Montenegro 0
  6. 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0
  7. 3 Jamaica 0
  8. 3 Haiti 0
  9. 3 India 0
  10. 3 Syria 0
  11. 3 Papua New Guinea 0
  12. 3 Rwanda 0
  13. 3 Bhutan 0
  14. 3 Seychelles 0
  15. 3 Mongolia 0
  16. 3 Burkina Faso 0
  17. 3 Niger 0
  18. 3 Benin 0
  19. 3 Botswana 0
  20. 3 Brazil 0
  21. 3 Belarus 0
  22. 3 Albania 0
  23. 3 Norway 0
  24. 3 Iran 0
  25. 3 North Macedonia 0
  26. 3 Lebanon 0
  27. 3 Croatia 0
  28. 3 United Kingdom 0
  29. 3 Georgia 0
  30. 3 Uruguay 0
  31. 3 Paraguay 0
  32. 3 Guinea 0
  33. 3 Honduras 0
  34. 3 Samoa 0
  35. 3 Micronesia (country) 0
  36. 3 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  37. 3 Greece 0
  38. 3 Singapore 0
  39. 3 Switzerland 0
  40. 3 Sierra Leone 0
  41. 3 Belgium 0
  42. 3 Denmark 0
  43. 3 Kuwait 0
  44. 3 Guinea-Bissau 0
  45. 3 Guatemala 0
  46. 3 Guyana 0
  47. 3 Spain 0
  48. 3 Venezuela 0
  49. 3 Laos 0
  50. 3 Cambodia 0
  51. 3 Estonia 0
  52. 3 South Sudan 0
  53. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0
  54. 3 Angola 0
  55. 3 Bolivia 0
  56. 3 Romania 0
  57. 3 Vietnam 0
  58. 3 Mauritius 0
  59. 3 Maldives 0
  60. 3 Lithuania 0
  61. 3 Mexico 0
  62. 3 Serbia 0
  63. 3 Iceland 0
  64. 3 Russia 0
  65. 3 Portugal 0
  66. 3 Djibouti 0
  67. 3 Equatorial Guinea 0
  68. 3 Solomon Islands 0
  69. 3 Cameroon 0
  70. 3 South Africa 0
  71. 3 Poland 0
  72. 3 Kenya 0
  73. 3 Morocco 0
  74. 3 China 0
  75. 3 Nigeria 0 compare
  76. 3 Bahamas 0
  77. 3 Yemen 0
  78. 3 East Timor 0
  79. 3 Slovenia 0
  80. 3 Colombia 0
  81. 3 Canada 0
  82. 3 Thailand 0
  83. 3 Central African Republic 0
  84. 3 Indonesia 0
  85. 3 Gabon 0
  86. 3 Ethiopia 0
  87. 3 Eswatini 0
  88. 3 North Korea 0
  89. 3 Zambia 0
  90. 3 Cape Verde 0
  91. 3 Armenia 0
  92. 3 Cote d'Ivoire 0
  93. 3 Chile 0
  94. 3 Hungary 0
  95. 3 Grenada 0
  96. 3 Chad 0
  97. 3 Malaysia 0
  98. 3 Belize 0
  99. 3 Sri Lanka 0
  100. 3 Somalia 0
  101. 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  102. 3 France 0
  103. 3 Zimbabwe 0
  104. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  105. 3 Senegal 0
  106. 3 Saudi Arabia 0
  107. 3 Brunei 0
  108. 3 Mali 0
  109. 3 Cuba 0
  110. 3 Luxembourg 0
  111. 3 Philippines 0
  112. 3 Finland 0
  113. 3 Ireland 0
  114. 3 Malta 0
  115. 3 Togo 0
  116. 3 Algeria 0
  117. 3 Mozambique 0 compare
  118. 3 Nepal 0
  119. 3 Liberia 0
  120. 3 Australia 0
  121. 3 Bahrain 0
  122. 3 Cyprus 0
  123. 3 Iraq 0
  124. 3 Uganda 0
  125. 3 Gambia 0
  126. 3 Ecuador 0
  127. 3 Mauritania 0
  128. 3 New Zealand 0
  129. 3 Bangladesh 0
  130. 3 Eritrea 0
  131. 3 Sudan 0
  132. 3 Turkey 0
  133. 3 Tunisia 0
  134. 3 Oman 0
  135. 3 Congo 0
  136. 3 Vanuatu 0
  137. 3 Jordan 0
  138. 3 South Korea 0
  139. 3 Uzbekistan 0
  140. 3 Ukraine 0
  141. 3 Barbados 0
  142. 3 Burundi 0
  143. 3 Namibia 0
  144. 3 Azerbaijan 0
  145. 3 Italy 0
  146. 3 Moldova 0
  147. 3 Libya 0
  148. 3 Costa Rica 0
  149. 3 Israel 0
  150. 3 Saint Lucia 0
  151. 3 Czechia 0
  152. 3 Madagascar 0
  153. 3 Turkmenistan 0
  154. 3 El Salvador 0
  155. 3 Japan 0
  156. 3 Ghana 0
  157. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
  158. 3 Tonga 0
  159. 3 Kyrgyzstan 0
  160. 3 Sweden 0
  161. 3 Comoros 0
  162. 3 Tajikistan 0
  163. 3 Dominican Republic 0
  164. 3 Slovakia 0
  165. 3 Qatar 0
  166. 3 Kazakhstan 0
  167. 3 Germany 0
  168. 3 Latvia 0
  169. 3 United States 0
  170. 3 Bulgaria 0
  171. 3 Netherlands 0
  172. 3 Egypt 0
  173. 3 United Arab Emirates 0
  174. 3 Malawi 0 compare
  175. 3 Myanmar 0
  176. 3 Austria 0
  177. 3 Nicaragua 0
  178. 3 Panama 0
  179. 3 Lesotho 0
  180. 3 Fiji 0
  181. 3 Kiribati 0
  182. 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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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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