Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Yemen
Yemen: Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
767
in 1984
All-time low
0
in 1997
Years of data
38
1980–2018
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Yemen, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Yemen stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Yemen peaked at 767 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1997.
That places Yemen 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 722 | — |
| 1981 | 541 | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 235 | -56.6% |
| 1983 | 633 | +169.4% |
| 1984 | 767 | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 336 | -56.2% |
| 1986 | 601 | +78.9% |
| 1987 | 179 | -70.2% |
| 1988 | 114 | -36.3% |
| 1989 | 701 | +514.9% |
| 1991 | 27 | -96.1% |
| 1992 | 45 | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 58 | +28.9% |
| 1994 | 173 | +198.3% |
| 1995 | 45 | -74.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | -84.4% |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 16 | — |
| 1999 | 25 | +56.2% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 478 | — |
| 2006 | 1 | -99.8% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | — |
| 2012 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 482.9 | 114 | 767 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44 | 0 | 173 | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.9 | 0 | 478 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Yemen?
- Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases in Yemen was 0 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 767 in 1984.
- What is the lowest poliomyelitis - number of reported cases recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for poliomyelitis - number of reported cases?
- Yemen ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Yemen 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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