Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Bhutan, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 100.0% for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 49.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Bhutan peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Bhutan 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | — |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +203.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -67.0% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +51.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +34.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | — |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +49.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.0%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 100.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +203.0% | 33.0% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 67.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 1 Armenia 100.0% compare
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- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Gambia 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Montenegro 100.0% compare
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- 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Bhutan?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Bhutan was 100.0% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Bhutan ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.