Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nepal
Nepal: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 93 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
93
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
48th
of 173 countries
All-time high
98
in 2017
All-time low
81
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nepal, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nepal stood at 93.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nepal peaked at 98 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81, in 2021.
Nepal ranks 48th 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 with adequate stool collection in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83 | — |
| 2002 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81 | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 97 | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 93 | -4.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 93 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 93 is above the median for South Asia, which is 91, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.22 | 83 | 87 | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.2 | 88 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.25 | 81 | 98 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nepal?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nepal was 93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Nepal ranks 48th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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