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.
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
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7773 °C (2025)
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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About this data
The share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.