Polio Eradication by Country

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First published: Friday October 1st, 2021

In the past 40 years, polio cases have plummeted in developing countries. Currently, only two polio-endemic countries remain: Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Source. Data goes up to 2016.

Increases in China after 1997 represent cases imported from other countries

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Year	China	India	Pakistan	Egypt
1980	52094	132825	20860	14042
1981	67375	266630	30338	11291
1982	54187	184079	24542	15071
1983	23072	172641	6307	7133
1984	11382	161749	4165	5040
1985	10759	157990	15113	3948
1986	12908	141050	4501	2912
1987	6783	197848	8498	4403
1988	4669	166600	6545	3850
1989	5132	97450	5677	3318
1990	5622	72856	5439	3955
1991	2138	41272	8029	4375
1992	1322	65765	7322	4088
1993	4571	29659	12621	1050
1994	261	33537	3689	840
1995	165	22841	3556	497
1996	3	7035	2387	700
1997	0	15925	8029	98
1998	0	30254	2387	245
1999	1	19719	3906	63
2000	0	294	398	8
2001	0	536	132	10
2002	0	3200	100	8
2003	0	450	114	1
2004	2	149	59	1
2005	0	73	31	0
2006	0	750	44	0
2007	0	970	36	0
2008	0	620	130	0
2009	0	846	99	0
2010	0	48	160	0
2011	21	1	220	0
2012	0	0	82	0
2013	0	0	157	0
2014	0	0	364	0
2015	0	0	62	0
2016	0	0	23	0