Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Ghana
Ghana: Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
185
in 1985
All-time low
0
in 2001
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Ghana, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Ghana 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 Ghana peaked at 185 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Ghana 8th out of 193 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.
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 145 | — |
| 1981 | 98 | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 132 | +34.7% |
| 1983 | 157 | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 155 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 185 | +19.4% |
| 1986 | 63 | -65.9% |
| 1987 | 84 | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 60 | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 113 | +88.3% |
| 1990 | 60 | -46.9% |
| 1991 | 31 | -48.3% |
| 1992 | 47 | +51.6% |
| 1993 | 19 | -59.6% |
| 1994 | 37 | +94.7% |
| 1995 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 8 | -76.5% |
| 1997 | 17 | +112.5% |
| 1998 | 112 | +558.8% |
| 1999 | 3 | -97.3% |
| 2000 | 104 | +3366.7% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 8 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 119.2 | 60 | 185 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.8 | 3 | 112 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12 | 0 | 104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Ghana?
- Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Ghana was 0 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 185 in 1985.
- What is the lowest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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