Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Benin
Benin: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 95 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Benin, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Benin is 95, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Benin peaked at 99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2021.
Benin ranks 40th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 93 | — |
| 2002 | 87 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 91 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 80 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 97 | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 92 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 81 | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 91 | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 50 | -43.2% |
| 2022 | 87 | +74.0% |
| 2023 | 95 | +9.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +74.0% | 50 | 87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.22 | 87 | 99 | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.4 | 80 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 50 | 95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Benin?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Benin was 95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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