Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 97 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nigeria, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nigeria is 97, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nigeria peaked at 100 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49, in 2021.
That places Nigeria 33rd out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 67 | — |
| 2002 | 84 | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 91 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 83 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 49 | -41.0% |
| 2022 | 97 | +98.0% |
| 2023 | 97 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nigeria 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +98.0% | 49 | 97 |
| 2021 | -41.0% | 83 | 49 |
| 2002 | +25.4% | 67 | 84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.56 | 67 | 95 | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.6 | 94 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5 | 49 | 97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nigeria?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Nigeria was 97 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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