Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Benin
Benin: Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0
World rank
8th
of 191 countries
All-time high
215
in 1981
All-time low
0
in 2001
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Benin, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Benin stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Benin peaked at 215 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Benin 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.3 | 31 | 215 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.3 | 3 | 89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Benin?
- Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Benin was 0 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 215 in 1981.
- What is the lowest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases?
- Benin ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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