Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Hungary

Hungary: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 67.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67.0%
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
101st
of 173 countries
All-time high
85.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Hungary, 2001–2023

0204060802001201220232001: 35 %2002: 69 %2003: 40 %2004: 44 %2005: 32 %2006: 40 %2007: 38 %2008: 67 %2009: 0 %2010: 38 %2011: 29 %2012: 67 %2013: 60 %2014: 85 %2015: 67 %2016: 45 %2017: 77 %2018: 67 %2019: 56 %2020: 22 %2021: 71 %2022: 56 %2023: 67 %

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Hungary stood at 67.0%.

That represents a change of up 19.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Hungary peaked at 85.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

That places Hungary 101st out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.6% 0.0% 69.0% 9
2010s 59.1% 29.0% 85.0% 10
2020s 54.0% 22.0% 71.0% 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 100 Tunisia 69.0% compare
  2. 101 Latvia 67.0% compare
  3. 103 Italy 65.0% compare
  4. 103 Kyrgyzstan 65.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Hungary?
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Hungary was 67.0% 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 Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Hungary rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
Hungary ranks 101st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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

Indicator
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by 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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