Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Senegal
Senegal: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 88.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Senegal, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Senegal is 88.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Senegal peaked at 96.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2021.
That places Senegal 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 tested and reported to the WHO in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.0% | — |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +59.3% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 88.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.0%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 88.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Senegal 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 | +59.3% | 54.0% | 86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 63.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 54.0% | 88.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Senegal?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Senegal was 88.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Senegal ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.