Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Benin
Benin: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 95.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Benin, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Benin is 95.0%, 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 tested and reported to the who in Benin peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, 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 tested and reported to the WHO in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 93.0% | — |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -43.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +74.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 95.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.0%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 95.0% 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 tested and reported to the WHO 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% | 50.0% | 87.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 87.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 80.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 50.0% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Benin?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Benin was 95.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who 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 World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.