Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases was 12 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
12
Change on year
down 83.8%
Rank
4th
of 7 groups
All-time high
12,622
in 1980
All-time low
12
in 2018
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 12, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 83.8% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 12,622 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2018.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12,622 | — |
| 1981 | 8,688 | -31.2% |
| 1982 | 8,797 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 5,307 | -39.7% |
| 1984 | 3,467 | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 5,604 | +61.6% |
| 1986 | 3,935 | -29.8% |
| 1987 | 2,988 | -24.1% |
| 1988 | 2,339 | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 2,307 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,498 | -35.1% |
| 1991 | 2,126 | +41.9% |
| 1992 | 1,900 | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 2,451 | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 1,015 | -58.6% |
| 1995 | 789 | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 532 | -32.6% |
| 1997 | 1,255 | +135.9% |
| 1998 | 555 | -55.8% |
| 1999 | 914 | +64.7% |
| 2000 | 505 | -44.7% |
| 2001 | 143 | -71.7% |
| 2002 | 110 | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 113 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 186 | +64.6% |
| 2005 | 728 | +291.4% |
| 2006 | 107 | -85.3% |
| 2007 | 58 | -45.8% |
| 2008 | 175 | +201.7% |
| 2009 | 178 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 175 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 297 | +69.7% |
| 2012 | 124 | -58.2% |
| 2013 | 389 | +213.7% |
| 2014 | 364 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 76 | -79.1% |
| 2016 | 34 | -55.3% |
| 2017 | 74 | +117.6% |
| 2018 | 12 | -83.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,605 | 2,307 | 12,622 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,304 | 532 | 2,451 | 10 |
| 2000s | 230.3 | 58 | 728 | 10 |
| 2010s | 171.67 | 12 | 389 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- 1 Nigeria 34 compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 26 compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20 compare
- 4 Somalia 12 compare
- 5 Niger 10 compare
- 6 Mozambique 1 compare
- 6 Indonesia 1 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 12 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 12,622 in 1980.
- What is the lowest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2018.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 7 groups with data for 2018.
- Is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. 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 Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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