Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)

Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus was 12 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
12
Change on year
down 45.5%
Rank
1st
of 13 groups
All-time high
176
in 2019
All-time low
5
in 2021
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2016–2023

0501001502002016201920232016: 332017: 222018: 332019: 1762020: 1402021: 52022: 222023: 12

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 12, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.

Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year

Annual values for Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus (WPV) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 33
2017 22 -33.3%
2018 33 +50.0%
2019 176 +433.3%
2020 140 -20.5%
2021 5 -96.4%
2022 22 +340.0%
2023 12 -45.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 66 22 176 4
2020s 44.75 5 140 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 12 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
The highest recorded value was 176 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2021.
How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus?
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 1st out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
Is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (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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