Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in South-East Asia (WHO region)
South-East Asia (WHO region): Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases was 1 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
1
Rank
5th
of 7 groups
All-time high
39,936
in 1981
All-time low
0
in 2012
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in South-East Asia (WHO region), 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South-East Asia (WHO region) recorded 1 for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in South-East Asia (WHO region) peaked at 39,936 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in South-East Asia (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20,089 | — |
| 1981 | 39,936 | +98.8% |
| 1982 | 27,564 | -31.0% |
| 1983 | 25,330 | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 23,708 | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 22,964 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 20,542 | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 29,756 | +44.9% |
| 1988 | 25,253 | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 15,078 | -40.3% |
| 1990 | 11,313 | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 6,470 | -42.8% |
| 1992 | 9,754 | +50.8% |
| 1993 | 4,556 | -53.3% |
| 1994 | 5,120 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 3,360 | -34.4% |
| 1996 | 1,203 | -64.2% |
| 1997 | 2,827 | +135.0% |
| 1998 | 4,775 | +68.9% |
| 1999 | 3,365 | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 591 | -82.4% |
| 2001 | 268 | -54.7% |
| 2002 | 1,600 | +497.0% |
| 2003 | 225 | -85.9% |
| 2004 | 134 | -40.4% |
| 2005 | 419 | +212.7% |
| 2006 | 702 | +67.5% |
| 2007 | 894 | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 565 | -36.8% |
| 2009 | 756 | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 50 | -93.4% |
| 2011 | 1 | -98.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in South-East Asia (WHO region) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +497.0% | 268 | 1,600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25,022 | 15,078 | 39,936 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,274 | 1,203 | 11,313 | 10 |
| 2000s | 615.4 | 134 | 1,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 0 | 50 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in South-East Asia (WHO region) was 1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 39,936 in 1981.
- What is the lowest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO region) rank for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases?
- South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2018.
- Is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases rising or falling in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South-East Asia (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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