Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Turkey

Turkey: Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
219
in 1982
All-time low
0
in 1991
Years of data
38
1980–2018

Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Turkey, 1980–2018

0501001502001980199920181980: 1821981: 1481982: 2191983: 1651984: 831985: 881986: 321987: 71988: 181989: 141990: 241991: 01992: 01993: 241994: 321995: 321996: 191997: 61998: 261999: 02000: 02001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 0

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0 for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.

Over the whole period, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Turkey peaked at 219 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.

Turkey ranks 8th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Turkey, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 182
1981 148 -18.7%
1982 219 +48.0%
1983 165 -24.7%
1984 83 -49.7%
1985 88 +6.0%
1986 32 -63.6%
1987 7 -78.1%
1988 18 +157.1%
1989 14 -22.2%
1990 24 +71.4%
1991 0 -100.0%
1992 0
1993 24
1994 32 +33.3%
1995 32 +0.0%
1996 19 -40.6%
1997 6 -68.4%
1998 26 +333.3%
1999 0 -100.0%
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 95.6 7 219 10
1990s 16.3 0 32 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Turkey?
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Turkey was 0 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 219 in 1982.
What is the lowest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
How does Turkey rank for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases?
Turkey ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Turkey 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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Indicator
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
201 places, 7,142 data points, 1980–2018
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