Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in World

World: Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus was 12 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
12
Change on year
down 60.0%
Rank
1st
of 13 groups
All-time high
176
in 2019
All-time low
6
in 2021
Years of data
8
2016–2023

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

0501001502002016201920232016: 372017: 222018: 332019: 1762020: 1402021: 62022: 302023: 12

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

World recorded 12 for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in 2023.

The figure is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.

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

Annual values for Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus (WPV) in World, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 37
2017 22 -40.5%
2018 33 +50.0%
2019 176 +433.3%
2020 140 -20.5%
2021 6 -95.7%
2022 30 +400.0%
2023 12 -60.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 67 22 176 4
2020s 47 6 140 4

Countries ranked near World

  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 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 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, United Republic of 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in World?
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus in World 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 176 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2021.
How does World rank for number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus?
World ranks 1st out of 13 groups with data for 2023.
Is number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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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