Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Madagascar, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 92.0% for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Madagascar peaked at 96.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 52nd of 173 countries on this measure, 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 tested and reported to the WHO in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.0% | — |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -63.8% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +208.0% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -36.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +106.5% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 92.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 92.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +208.0% | 25.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022 | +106.5% | 46.0% | 95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 25.0% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 63.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 46.0% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Madagascar?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Madagascar was 92.0% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Madagascar ranks 52nd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.