Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Laos
Laos: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Laos, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 87 for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 35.9% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Laos peaked at 87 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56, in 2015.
That places Laos 69th 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.
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82 | — |
| 2002 | 63 | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 69 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 63 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 69 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 76 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 85 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 72 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 60 | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 74 | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 82 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 70 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 64 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 87 | +35.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 87 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 87 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.22 | 63 | 82 | 9 |
| 2010s | 71 | 56 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 | 64 | 87 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Laos?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Laos was 87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Laos ranks 69th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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