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.
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 |
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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
The share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.