Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Niger

Niger: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 79 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
79
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
89th
of 173 countries
All-time high
96
in 2006
All-time low
57
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023

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

0204060801002001201220232001: 812002: 862003: 792004: 842005: 852006: 962007: 922008: 842009: 792010: 832011: 812012: 772013: 802014: 852015: 902016: 882017: 802018: 582019: 852020: 662021: 572022: 882023: 79

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Niger stood at 79.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Niger peaked at 96 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57, in 2021.

Niger ranks 89th 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.

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

Annual values for Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Niger, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 81 —
2002 86 +6.2%
2003 79 -8.1%
2004 84 +6.3%
2005 85 +1.2%
2006 96 +12.9%
2007 92 -4.2%
2008 84 -8.7%
2009 79 -6.0%
2010 83 +5.1%
2011 81 -2.4%
2012 77 -4.9%
2013 80 +3.9%
2014 85 +6.2%
2015 90 +5.9%
2016 88 -2.2%
2017 80 -9.1%
2018 58 -27.5%
2019 85 +46.6%
2020 66 -22.4%
2021 57 -13.6%
2022 88 +54.4%
2023 79 -10.2%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 79 is below the median for low income countries, which is 92, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 79 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.11 79 96 9
2010s 80.7 58 90 10
2020s 72.5 57 88 4

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 87 Zambia 81 compare
  2. 88 Comoros 80 compare
  3. 89 Belarus 79 compare
  4. 91 Botswana 78 compare
  5. 91 Eswatini 78 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Niger?
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Niger was 79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 96 in 2006.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 57 in 2021.
How does Niger rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
Niger ranks 89th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Niger 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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