Annex: Statistics

Figure 1: Global annual reported polio cases, 1988-1996

Figure 2: Global incidence of indigenous polio, 1988: 35,251 polio cases reported

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National distribution based on information from countries as they existed at the time.

Figure 3: Global reported incidence of indigenous poliomyelitis, 1996: 3995 cases reported

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Figure 4: Proportion of reported polio cases by WHO Region, 1988 and 1996

Figure 5: Countries conducting national immunization days (NIDs)

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Figure 6: Reported cases of paralytic poliomyelitis by month, India, January 1994 - June 1997*

Figure 7: EPI coverage during polio eradication - countries in the Western Pacific Region conducting national immunization days, 1990-1995

Figure 8: Polio-endemic areas affected by conflict

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