Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Libya
Libya: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Libya, 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 Libya is 98.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Libya peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2001.
That places Libya 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60.0% | — |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +48.3% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Libya's 98.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +48.3% | 60.0% | 89.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.8% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 90.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Libya?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Libya was 98.0% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2001.
- How does Libya rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Libya ranks 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.