Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Congo
Congo: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 99.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Congo, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Congo stood at 99.0%. 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 tested and reported to the who in Congo peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, 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 tested and reported to the WHO in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.0% | — |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -69.4% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +219.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +113.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.0%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 99.0% 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 tested and reported to the WHO 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% | 26.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022 | +113.3% | 45.0% | 96.0% |
| 2010 | -69.4% | 85.0% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.4% | 80.0% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 26.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 45.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 23 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 99.0% compare
- 23 Vietnam 99.0% 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 tested and reported to the who in Congo?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Congo was 99.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Congo ranks 23rd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who 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 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.