Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 98.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Rwanda, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 98.0% for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Rwanda peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2021.
That places Rwanda 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79.0% | — |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -39.7% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +141.5% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 98.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 98.0% 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 tested and reported to the WHO in Rwanda 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 | +141.5% | 41.0% | 99.0% |
| 2021 | -39.7% | 68.0% | 41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 79.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 74.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 41.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Rwanda?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Rwanda was 98.0% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2021.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Rwanda ranks 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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
Share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.