Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 95.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 95.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Ethiopia peaked at 95.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 40th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 65.0% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 77.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 56.0% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1,979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 120.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92,096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 57,445 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 2,136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 452.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.26 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Ethiopia?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Ethiopia was 95.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.