Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 100.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Mauritius, 2005–2023
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 Mauritius stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Mauritius peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2017.
That places Mauritius 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 88.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 63.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Mauritius?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Mauritius was 100.0% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Mauritius ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.