Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Guinea
Guinea: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 88.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Guinea, 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 is 88.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2021.
Guinea ranks 64th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 92.0% | — |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +65.5% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 88.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.0%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 88.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 99% 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 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 | +65.5% | 58.0% | 96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 79.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 58.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Guinea?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Guinea was 88.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Guinea ranks 64th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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
Share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.