Maptheory
social2023

Paralytic polio

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•199 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
3.0cases
Median: 0.0cases
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
247.5cases
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0cases
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo247.5cases
2Nigeria96.6cases
3Chad61.1cases
4Guinea52.2cases
5Madagascar26.6cases
By Region
Africa11.7cases(9 countries)
Other3.9cases(119 countries)
Asia1.2cases(26 countries)
Europe0.0cases(32 countries)
North America0.0cases(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0cases)High (247.5cases)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.0cases)

Africa (9)
Other (119)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo247.5cases
2Nigeria96.6cases
3Chad61.1cases
4Guinea52.2cases
5Madagascar26.6cases
6Mali16.7cases
7Central African Republic15.5cases
8Kenya8.9cases
9Somalia8.9cases
10Yemen8.9cases
11Indonesia6.7cases
12Cote d'Ivoire6.7cases
13Pakistan6.7cases
14Afghanistan6.7cases
15South Sudan6.0cases
16Mozambique5.6cases
17Niger4.0cases
18Benin3.3cases
19Burkina Faso3.3cases
20United Republic of Tanzania2.2cases
21Israel2.0cases
22Mauritania2.0cases
23Burundi1.1cases
24Zimbabwe1.1cases
25Zambia1.1cases
26Bulgaria0.0cases
27Myanmar0.0cases
28Belarus0.0cases
29Cambodia0.0cases
30Cameroon0.0cases
31Canada0.0cases
32Cape Verde0.0cases
33Sri Lanka0.0cases
34Chile0.0cases
35People's Republic of China0.0cases
36Colombia0.0cases
37Comoros0.0cases
38Republic of the Congo0.0cases
39Cook Islands0.0cases
40Costa Rica0.0cases
41Croatia0.0cases
42Cuba0.0cases
43Cyprus0.0cases
44Czech Republic0.0cases
45Denmark0.0cases
46Dominica0.0cases
47Dominican Republic0.0cases
48Ecuador0.0cases
49El Salvador0.0cases
50Equatorial Guinea0.0cases
51Ethiopia0.0cases
52Eritrea0.0cases
53Estonia0.0cases
54Fiji0.0cases
55Finland0.0cases
56France0.0cases
57Djibouti0.0cases
58Gabon0.0cases
59Georgia0.0cases
60Republic of The Gambia0.0cases
61State of Palestine0.0cases
62Germany0.0cases
63Ghana0.0cases
64Kiribati0.0cases
65Greece0.0cases
66Grenada0.0cases
67Guatemala0.0cases
68Guyana0.0cases
69Haiti0.0cases
70Honduras0.0cases
71Hong Kong0.0cases
72Hungary0.0cases
73Iceland0.0cases
74India0.0cases
75Islamic Republic of Iran0.0cases
76Iraq0.0cases
77Ireland0.0cases
78Italy0.0cases
79Jamaica0.0cases
80Japan0.0cases
81Kazakhstan0.0cases
82Jordan0.0cases
83North Korea0.0cases
84South Korea0.0cases
85Kuwait0.0cases
86Kyrgyzstan0.0cases
87Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0cases
88Lebanon0.0cases
89Lesotho0.0cases
90Latvia0.0cases
91Liberia0.0cases
92Libya0.0cases
93Lithuania0.0cases
94Luxembourg0.0cases
95Macao0.0cases
96Malawi0.0cases
97Malaysia0.0cases
98Maldives0.0cases
99Malta0.0cases
100Mauritius0.0cases
101Mexico0.0cases
102Monaco0.0cases
103Mongolia0.0cases
104Moldova, Republic of0.0cases
105Montenegro0.0cases
106Morocco0.0cases
107Oman0.0cases
108Namibia0.0cases
109Nauru0.0cases
110Nepal0.0cases
111Netherlands0.0cases
112Vanuatu0.0cases
113New Zealand0.0cases
114Nicaragua0.0cases
115Niue0.0cases
116Norway0.0cases
117Micronesia, Federated States of0.0cases
118Marshall Islands0.0cases
119Palau0.0cases
120Panama0.0cases
121Papua New Guinea0.0cases
122Paraguay0.0cases
123Peru0.0cases
124Philippines0.0cases
125Poland0.0cases
126Portugal0.0cases
127Guinea-Bissau0.0cases
128Timor-Leste0.0cases
129Qatar0.0cases
130Reunion0.0cases
131Romania0.0cases
132Russian Federation0.0cases
133Rwanda0.0cases
134Saint Helena0.0cases
135Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0cases
136Saint Lucia0.0cases
137Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0cases
138San Marino0.0cases
139Sao Tome and Principe0.0cases
140Saudi Arabia0.0cases
141Senegal0.0cases
142Serbia0.0cases
143Seychelles0.0cases
144Sierra Leone0.0cases
145Singapore0.0cases
146Slovakia0.0cases
147Vietnam0.0cases
148Slovenia0.0cases
149South Africa0.0cases
150Spain0.0cases
151Sudan0.0cases
152Suriname0.0cases
153Eswatini0.0cases
154Sweden0.0cases
155Switzerland0.0cases
156Syrian Arab Republic0.0cases
157Tajikistan0.0cases
158Thailand0.0cases
159Togo0.0cases
160Tonga0.0cases
161Trinidad and Tobago0.0cases
162United Arab Emirates0.0cases
163Tunisia0.0cases
164Türkiye0.0cases
165Turkmenistan0.0cases
166Tuvalu0.0cases
167Uganda0.0cases
168Ukraine0.0cases
169The Republic of North Macedonia0.0cases
170Egypt0.0cases
171United Kingdom0.0cases
172United States of America0.0cases
173Uruguay0.0cases
174Uzbekistan0.0cases
175Venezuela0.0cases
176Samoa0.0cases
177Albania0.0cases
178Algeria0.0cases
179Andorra0.0cases
180Angola0.0cases
181Antigua and Barbuda0.0cases
182Azerbaijan0.0cases
183Argentina0.0cases
184Australia0.0cases
185Austria0.0cases
186Bahamas0.0cases
187Bahrain0.0cases
188Bangladesh0.0cases
189Armenia0.0cases
190Barbados0.0cases
191Belgium0.0cases
192Bhutan0.0cases
193Bolivia0.0cases
194Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0cases
195Botswana0.0cases
196Brazil0.0cases
197Belize0.0cases
198Solomon Islands0.0cases
199Brunei Darussalam0.0cases
Showing 199 of 199 countries

Topics

#social#cases#paralytic#polio

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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