Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified in Kenya

Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified · Kenya · 5 WHO events across 5 calendar years (2013–2023).

Event log

Year	DON ID	ICD-10	ICD-11
2023	DON2833	A809	1C81
2021	DON2682	A809	1C81
2019	DON2546	A809	1C81
2018	DON2416	A809	1C81
2013	DON1778	A809	1C81

Annual cadence

Year	Events
2023	1
2021	1
2019	1
2018	1
2013	1

Most active year: 2023 with 1 event.
Quiet years with no events: 6.

Position within the disease

• Kenya is rank #5 of 52 for this disease.
• The country sits in the WHO AFR region.
• Last reported event: 2023 (3 years ago).

Regional peers (AFR)

30 countries in this region report this disease. Median event count: 2.

Country	Events
Nigeria	6
Congo Democratic Republic of the	6
Chad	6
Kenya ←	5
Angola	5
Niger	5
Togo	4
Ethiopia	4

How this disease ranks among Kenya’s threats

Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified is rank #4 of 12 diseases reported by Kenya to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Kenya Hub.