Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified in Nigeria

Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified · Nigeria · 6 WHO events across 6 calendar years (2008–2021).

Event log

Year	DON ID	ICD-10	ICD-11
2021	DON2682	A809	1C81
2019	DON2587, DON2546	A809	1C81
2018	DON2439	A809	1C81
2016	DON2274	A809	1C81
2009	DON1340, DON1436	A809	1C81
2008	DON1318	A809	1C81

Annual cadence

Year	Events
2021	1
2019	1
2018	1
2016	1
2009	1
2008	1

Most active year: 2021 with 1 event.
Quiet years with no events: 8.

Position within the disease

• Nigeria is rank #1 of 52 for this disease.
• The country sits in the WHO AFR region.
• Last reported event: 2021 (5 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 Nigeria’s threats

Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified is rank #5 of 12 diseases reported by Nigeria to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Nigeria Hub.