Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Malawi
Malawi: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 91.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 91.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Malawi peaked at 91.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 54th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.6% | 74.0% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 63.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 48.0% | 91.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Malawi?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Malawi was 91.0% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Malawi ranks 54th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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
The share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.