Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 71.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 71.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 93.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2008.
That places Guinea-Bissau 97th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83.0% | — |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -70.1% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +215.0% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | -51.6% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +121.6% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | -13.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 71.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 92.0%, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 71.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 80% 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 Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +215.0% | 20.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022 | +121.6% | 37.0% | 82.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.4% | 20.0% | 88.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 47.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 37.0% | 82.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Guinea-Bissau was 71.0% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2008.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 97th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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Share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.