Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Ghana
Ghana: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 90 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Ghana, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Ghana is 90, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Ghana peaked at 91 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 56th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66 | — |
| 2002 | 85 | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 75 | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 88 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 87 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 81 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 87 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 87 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 90 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 80 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 37 | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 91 | +145.9% |
| 2023 | 90 | -1.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 90 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 90 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Ghana 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 | +145.9% | 37 | 91 |
| 2021 | -53.8% | 80 | 37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.44 | 66 | 91 | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.4 | 80 | 91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5 | 37 | 91 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Ghana?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Ghana was 90 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 91 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Ghana ranks 56th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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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