Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea

Eritrea: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 86 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
86
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
72nd
of 173 countries
All-time high
100
in 2013
All-time low
63
in 2002
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea, 2001–2023

0204060801002001201220232001: 652002: 632003: 912004: 812005: 862006: 912007: 942008: 932009: 952010: 972011: 962012: 982013: 1002014: 872015: 972016: 982017: 972018: 722019: 1002020: 792021: 812022: 932023: 86

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea is 86, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea peaked at 100 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 63, in 2002.

That places Eritrea 72nd out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 65 —
2002 63 -3.1%
2003 91 +44.4%
2004 81 -11.0%
2005 86 +6.2%
2006 91 +5.8%
2007 94 +3.3%
2008 93 -1.1%
2009 95 +2.2%
2010 97 +2.1%
2011 96 -1.0%
2012 98 +2.1%
2013 100 +2.0%
2014 87 -13.0%
2015 97 +11.5%
2016 98 +1.0%
2017 97 -1.0%
2018 72 -25.8%
2019 100 +38.9%
2020 79 -21.0%
2021 81 +2.5%
2022 93 +14.8%
2023 86 -7.5%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 86 is below the median for low income countries, which is 92, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +44.4% 63 91
2019 +38.9% 72 100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.33 63 95 9
2010s 94.2 72 100 10
2020s 84.75 79 93 4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 69 Laos 87 compare
  2. 69 Lebanon 87 compare
  3. 69 Uganda 87 compare
  4. 72 Angola 86 compare
  5. 72 Democratic Republic of Congo 86 compare
  6. 72 Djibouti 86 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea?
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Eritrea was 86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2013.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 63 in 2002.
How does Eritrea rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
Eritrea ranks 72nd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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Indicator
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,711 data points, 2001–2023
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