Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Congo
Congo: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Congo, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Congo stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Congo peaked at 99 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2010.
Congo ranks 23rd 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 with adequate stool collection in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80 | — |
| 2002 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 95 | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 85 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 26 | -69.4% |
| 2011 | 83 | +219.2% |
| 2012 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 80 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 88 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 85 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 65 | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 45 | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 96 | +113.3% |
| 2023 | 99 | +3.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 99 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 with adequate stool collection in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +219.2% | 26 | 83 |
| 2022 | +113.3% | 45 | 96 |
| 2010 | -69.4% | 85 | 26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.44 | 80 | 96 | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.1 | 26 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.25 | 45 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 23 Bangladesh 99 compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 99 compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 99 compare
- 23 Vietnam 99 compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Congo?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Congo was 99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Congo ranks 23rd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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