Poliomyelitis Cases, Deaths Reported, and Percentage of Deaths in the United States: 1915-1960
 |
| Polio patient, Regina Edwards, 1952. |
|
Year |
Reported Cases |
Reported Deaths |
Percentage of Deaths |
|
1915 |
1,639 |
661 |
40.33% |
|
1916 |
27,363 |
7,179 |
26.24% |
|
1917 |
4,174 |
1,451 |
14.76% |
|
1918 |
2,543 |
1,079 |
42.43% |
|
1919 |
1,967 |
813 |
41.33% |
|
1920 |
2,338 |
855 |
36.57% |
|
1921 |
6,301 |
1,862 |
29.55% |
|
1922 |
2,255 |
847 |
37.56% |
|
1923 |
3,489 |
1,013 |
29.03% |
|
1924 |
5,262 |
1,145 |
21.76% |
|
1925 |
6,104 |
1,362 |
22.31% |
|
1926 |
2,750 |
911 |
33.13% |
|
1927 |
10,533 |
2,176 |
20.66% |
|
1928 |
5,169 |
1,436 |
27.78% |
|
1929 |
2,882 |
854 |
29.63% |
|
1930 |
9,220 |
1,427 |
15.48% |
|
1931 |
15,872 |
2,139 |
13.48% |
|
1932 |
3,820 |
882 |
23.09% |
|
1933 |
5,043 |
797 |
15.80% |
|
1934 |
7,510 |
852 |
11.34% |
|
1935 |
10,839 |
1,040 |
9.59% |
|
1936 |
4,523 |
780 |
17.25% |
|
1937 |
9,514 |
1,461 |
15.36% |
|
1938 |
1,705 |
487 |
28.56% |
|
1939 |
7,743 |
773 |
9.98% |
|
1940 |
9,804 |
1,026 |
10.47% |
|
1941 |
9,086 |
807 |
8.88% |
|
1942 |
4,167 |
561 |
13.46% |
|
1943 |
12,450 |
1,151 |
9.24% |
|
1944 |
19,029 |
1,361 |
7.15% |
|
1945 |
13,624 |
1,186 |
8.71% |
|
1946 |
25,698 |
1,845 |
7.18% |
|
1947 |
10,827 |
580 |
5.36% |
|
1948 |
27,726 |
1,895 |
6.83% |
|
1949 |
42,033 |
2,720 |
6.47% |
|
1950 |
33,300 |
1,904 |
5.72% |
|
1951 |
28,386 |
1,551 |
5.46% |
|
1952 |
57,879 |
3,145 |
5.43% |
|
1953 |
35,592 |
1,450 |
4.07% |
|
1954 |
38,476 |
1,368 |
3.56% |
|
1955 |
28,985 |
1,043 |
3.60% |
|
1956 |
15,140 |
566 |
3.74% |
|
1957 |
5,485 |
221 |
4.03% |
|
1958 |
5,787 |
255 |
4.41% |
|
1959 |
8,425 |
454 |
5.39% |
|
1960 |
3,277 |
n/a |
n/a |
