Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Latvia
Latvia: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 67.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Latvia, 2001–2023
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 Latvia stood at 67.0%.
The figure is down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Latvia peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Latvia 101st 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 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +49.3% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | — |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -33.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | — |
| 2023 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.4% | 67.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 0.0% | 67.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Latvia?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Latvia 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Latvia 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 Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.