Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Malawi

Malawi: Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0
World rank
3rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
1
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

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

00.20.40.60.812016201920232016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 12022: 02023: 0

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Malawi is 0, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Malawi ranks 3rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus (WPV) in Malawi, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 1
2022 0 -100.0%
2023 0

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0 0 0 4
2020s 0.25 0 1 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

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  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 Syrian Arab Republic 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, Islamic Republic of 0
  25. 3 North Macedonia 0
  26. 3 Lebanon 0
  27. 3 Croatia 0
  28. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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, Federated States of 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, Bolivarian Republic of 0
  49. 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 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, Plurinational State of 0
  56. 3 Romania 0
  57. 3 Viet Nam 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 Russian Federation 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 Timor-Leste 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0
  89. 3 Zambia 0
  90. 3 Cape Verde 0
  91. 3 Armenia 0
  92. 3 Côte 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 Darussalam 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 Türkiye 0
  133. 3 Tunisia 0
  134. 3 Oman 0
  135. 3 Congo 0
  136. 3 Vanuatu 0
  137. 3 Jordan 0
  138. 3 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 Republic of 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 of America 0
  170. 3 Bulgaria 0
  171. 3 Netherlands 0
  172. 3 Egypt 0
  173. 3 United Arab Emirates 0
  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 Malawi?
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in Malawi 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
How does Malawi rank for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus?
Malawi ranks 3rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Malawi 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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