Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 72.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Mauritania, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 72.0% for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Mauritania peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 93rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 83.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 87.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 29.0% | 74.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,972 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 86.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 35.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 3,817 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 311.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 31.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 13.41 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Mauritania?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Mauritania was 72.0% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Mauritania ranks 93rd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.