Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 94 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 173 countries
All-time high
94
in 2017
All-time low
73
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Afghanistan, 2001–2023

0204060801002001201220232001: 732002: 802003: 882004: 912005: 922006: 892007: 922008: 922009: 932010: 932011: 922012: 922013: 902014: 922015: 932016: 922017: 942018: 942019: 942020: 922021: 932022: 942023: 94

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 94 for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Afghanistan peaked at 94 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2001.

That places Afghanistan 45th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.78 73 93 9
2010s 92.6 90 94 10
2020s 93.25 92 94 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 45 Myanmar 94 compare
  2. 45 Somalia 94 compare
  3. 48 Algeria 93 compare
  4. 48 Cote d'Ivoire 93 compare
  5. 48 Mali 93 compare
  6. 48 Nepal 93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Afghanistan?
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Afghanistan was 94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 94 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2001.
How does Afghanistan rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,711 data points, 2001–2023
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