Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Comoros
Comoros: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 80.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Comoros, 2005–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 80.0% for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in 2023.
The figure is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Comoros peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2013.
That places Comoros 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100.0% | — |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +150.0% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | -33.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +44.2% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +60.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 80.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.0%, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 80.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Comoros 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +150.0% | 40.0% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 86.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 40.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 43.0% | 80.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Comoros?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Comoros was 80.0% 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 Comoros?
- 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 Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2013.
- How does Comoros rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Comoros ranks 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.