Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in World
World: Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases was 104 in 2018. β Volatile
Latest (2018)
104
Change on year
up 8.3%
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
65,737
in 1981
All-time low
42
in 2016
Years of data
39
1980β2018
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in World, 1980β2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in World is 104, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in World peaked at 65,737 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2016.
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 | 41,678 | 26,104 | 65,737 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,058 | 4,070 | 23,053 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,640 | 496 | 2,971 | 10 |
| 2010s | 407.56 | 42 | 1,412 | 9 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Nigeria 34 compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 26 compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 20 compare
- 4 Somalia 12 compare
More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in World?
- Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in World was 104 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 65,737 in 1981.
- What is the lowest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2016.
- How does World rank for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases?
- World ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2018.
- Is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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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