Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 89.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea stood at 89.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Equatorial Guinea 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | — |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 100.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | — |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -41.1% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +75.8% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -80.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +515.4% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 89.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 89.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +515.4% | 13.0% | 80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 13.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Equatorial Guinea was 89.0% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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Share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.