Reported polio cases and deaths, United States, 1910 to 2022

Reported polio cases and deaths, United States, 1910 to 2022

Historical Era:

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Keywords:

Polio Polio Vaccine

Year Created: 2022

Historical Theme:

Science and Technology Culture Identity Demographics

Collection:

The Miracle Workers, by David Oshinsky

Categories of Documents:

Description:

This graph shows the reported polio cases and deaths in the United States from 1910 to 2022. 

Source: Public Health Reports (1942)United States Census Bureau (1945)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) – processed by Our World in Data

Link to content:

https://ourworldindata.org/polio