Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Nigeria
Nigeria: Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases was 34 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Nigeria, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Nigeria is 34, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Nigeria peaked at 1,873 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
That places Nigeria 1st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 649.6 | 335 | 1,460 | 10 |
| 1990s | 831.4 | 312 | 1,873 | 10 |
| 2000s | 577.5 | 56 | 1,144 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.22 | 0 | 130 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 Papua New Guinea 26 compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20 compare
- 4 Somalia 12 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.494 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Nigeria?
- Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Nigeria was 34 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,873 in 1990.
- What is the lowest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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