Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: 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 Cape Verde, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Cape Verde peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2021.
Cape Verde ranks 1st of 173 countries on this measure, 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 | 80.9% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 71.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 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 Cape Verde?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.