Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Gambia

Gambia: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 100 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
100
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
1st
of 173 countries
All-time high
100
in 2003
All-time low
59
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023

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

0204060801002001201220232001: 852002: 602003: 1002004: 1002005: 722006: 1002007: 1002008: 1002009: 1002010: 1002011: 892012: 1002013: 1002014: 962015: 1002016: 912017: 1002018: 702019: 862020: 742021: 592022: 802023: 100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Gambia is 100, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Gambia peaked at 100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59, in 2021.

Gambia ranks 1st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.78 60 100 9
2010s 93.2 70 100 10
2020s 78.25 59 100 4

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 1 Armenia 100 compare
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  5. 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 compare
  6. 1 Brunei 100 compare
  7. 1 Cape Verde 100 compare
  8. 1 Czechia 100 compare
  9. 1 Georgia 100 compare
  10. 1 Lesotho 100 compare
  11. 1 Mauritius 100 compare
  12. 1 Moldova 100 compare
  13. 1 Mongolia 100 compare
  14. 1 Montenegro 100 compare
  15. 1 North Korea 100 compare
  16. 1 Oman 100 compare
  17. 1 Serbia 100 compare
  18. 1 Singapore 100 compare
  19. 1 Tajikistan 100 compare
  20. 1 Turkmenistan 100 compare
  21. 1 Uzbekistan 100 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 Gambia?
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Gambia was 100 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2003.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 59 in 2021.
How does Gambia rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
Gambia ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia 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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About this data

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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