Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Mozambique

Mozambique: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 82 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
82
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
84th
of 173 countries
All-time high
92
in 2005
All-time low
41
in 2002
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Mozambique, 2001–2023

0204060801002001201220232001: 482002: 412003: 772004: 902005: 922006: 902007: 822008: 762009: 832010: 862011: 892012: 912013: 902014: 882015: 812016: 832017: 852018: 552019: 732020: 712021: 452022: 762023: 82

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 82 for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Mozambique peaked at 92 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2002.

Mozambique ranks 84th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Mozambique, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 48 —
2002 41 -14.6%
2003 77 +87.8%
2004 90 +16.9%
2005 92 +2.2%
2006 90 -2.2%
2007 82 -8.9%
2008 76 -7.3%
2009 83 +9.2%
2010 86 +3.6%
2011 89 +3.5%
2012 91 +2.2%
2013 90 -1.1%
2014 88 -2.2%
2015 81 -8.0%
2016 83 +2.5%
2017 85 +2.4%
2018 55 -35.3%
2019 73 +32.7%
2020 71 -2.7%
2021 45 -36.6%
2022 76 +68.9%
2023 82 +7.9%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 82 is below the median for low income countries, which is 92, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Mozambique 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +87.8% 41 77
2022 +68.9% 45 76

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.44 41 92 9
2010s 82.1 55 91 10
2020s 68.5 45 82 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 83 Indonesia 83 compare
  2. 84 South Korea 82 compare
  3. 84 Turkey 82 compare
  4. 87 Zambia 81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Mozambique?
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Mozambique was 82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 92 in 2005.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2002.
How does Mozambique rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
Mozambique ranks 84th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,711 data points, 2001–2023
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