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
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.
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85 | — |
| 2002 | 60 | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 100 | +66.7% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72 | -28.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89 | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 91 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 70 | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 86 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 74 | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 59 | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 80 | +35.6% |
| 2023 | 100 | +25.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 92, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.78 | 60 | 100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2 | 70 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.25 | 59 | 100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 1 Armenia 100 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Bhutan 100 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 compare
- 1 Brunei 100 compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100 compare
- 1 Czechia 100 compare
- 1 Georgia 100 compare
- 1 Lesotho 100 compare
- 1 Mauritius 100 compare
- 1 Moldova 100 compare
- 1 Mongolia 100 compare
- 1 Montenegro 100 compare
- 1 North Korea 100 compare
- 1 Oman 100 compare
- 1 Serbia 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 100 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100 compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
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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