Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 78.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Eswatini, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Eswatini is 78.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.
Eswatini ranks 91st of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.0% | — |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +40.8% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -86.7% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +618.2% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 78.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.0%, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 78.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Eswatini 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 | +618.2% | 11.0% | 79.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.3% | 71.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 73.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 11.0% | 83.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Eswatini?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Eswatini was 78.0% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Eswatini ranks 91st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.