what countries are most affected by polio?
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Endemic Countries. Polio remains endemic in two countries Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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The hardest-hit and most severely affected countries were India, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Malaysia, Myanmar, Seychelles, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania were also affected.
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['Russia. ... ', 'Cuba. ... ', 'India. ... ', 'Nauru. ... ', 'Somalia. ... ', 'Sudan. ... ', 'Turkmenistan. ... ', 'Saudi Arabia.']
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["Libya. Libya's troubles are twofold in that it is undergoing a period of political upheaval while also suffering from lack of water and other resources. ... ", 'Western Sahara. ... ', 'Yemen. ... ', 'Djibouti. ... ', 'Jordan.']
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Thanks to the polio vaccine, dedicated health care professionals, and parents who vaccinate their children on schedule, polio has been eliminated in this country for more than 30 years. This means that there is no year-round transmission of poliovirus in the United States.
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['The Democratic Republic of the Congo.', 'Gabon.', 'Guinea.', 'Italy.', 'Ivory Coast.', 'Liberia.', 'Mali.', 'Nigeria.']
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HAV infection occurs worldwide but is most common in developing countries with inadequate sanitation, limited access to clean water, and poor hygienic conditions (especially in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East, and the Western Pacific).
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['Afghanistan.', 'Angola.', 'Burundi.', 'Cambodia.', 'Eritrea.', 'Ethiopia.', 'Iran.', 'Iraq.']
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['Papua New Guinea.', 'Tanzania.', 'Democratic Republic of Congo.', 'Uganda.', 'Liberia.', 'Cameroon.', 'Togo.', 'South Africa.']
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['Nepal.', 'Gabon.', 'Ghana.', 'Egypt.', 'Yemen.', 'Italy.', 'Spain.', 'Niger.']
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['Burkina Faso (77%)', 'Syria (50%)', 'Senegal (48%)', 'Haiti (40.60%)', 'Kenya (40%)', 'Djibouti (40%)', 'Marshall Islands (36%)', 'Namibia (34%)']
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The countries with the lowest overall life expectancies per the WHO are Sierra Leone, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Somalia, Eswatini, Angola, Chad, Mali, Burundi, Cameroon, and Mozambique.
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['Mexico.', 'Philippines.', 'Nigeria.', 'Russia.', 'Democratic Republic of Congo.', 'Italy.', 'Ethiopia.', 'Germany.']
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Pregnant women, people with weakened immune systems — such as those who are HIV-positive — and young children are the most susceptible to the poliovirus. If you have not been vaccinated, you can increase your risk of contracting polio when you: travel to an area that has had a recent polio outbreak.
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['Afghanistan.', 'Algeria.', 'Belarus.', 'Burundi.', 'Camaroon.', 'Central African Republic.', 'Chad.', "China, The People's Republic of."]
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Affected countries. Locust swarms have infested 23 countries as of April 2020. East Africa is the epicenter of the locust crisis—with Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda among the affected countries.
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The countries with the most orphans are as follows… India (31 million), China (20.6 million), Nigeria (12 million), Bangladesh (4.8 million), Ethiopia (4.8 million), Indonesia (4.8 million), Democratic Republic of Congo (4.2 million), Brazil (4.2 million), South Africa (3.7 million).