Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Serbia

Serbia: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 100.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 173 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2019
All-time low
30.0%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Serbia, 2006–2023

204060801002006201420232006: 86 %2007: 78 %2008: 87 %2009: 94 %2010: 90 %2011: 90 %2012: 80 %2013: 90 %2014: 94 %2015: 73 %2016: 90 %2017: 30 %2018: 88 %2019: 100 %2020: 60 %2021: 67 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %

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 Serbia is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Serbia peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2017.

That places Serbia 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Serbia, 2006 to 2023.
Year % Change
2006 86.0% —
2007 78.0% -9.3%
2008 87.0% +11.5%
2009 94.0% +8.0%
2010 90.0% -4.3%
2011 90.0% +0.0%
2012 80.0% -11.1%
2013 90.0% +12.5%
2014 94.0% +4.4%
2015 73.0% -22.3%
2016 90.0% +23.3%
2017 30.0% -66.7%
2018 88.0% +193.3%
2019 100.0% +13.6%
2020 60.0% -40.0%
2021 67.0% +11.7%
2022 100.0% +49.3%
2023 100.0% +0.0%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Serbia 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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +193.3% 30.0% 88.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.2% 78.0% 94.0% 4
2010s 82.5% 30.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 81.8% 60.0% 100.0% 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 1 Armenia 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Azerbaijan 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
  4. 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
  5. 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.0% compare
  6. 1 Brunei 100.0% compare
  7. 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
  8. 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
  9. 1 Gambia 100.0% compare
  10. 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
  11. 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
  12. 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
  13. 1 Moldova 100.0% compare
  14. 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
  15. 1 Montenegro 100.0% compare
  16. 1 North Korea 100.0% compare
  17. 1 Oman 100.0% compare
  18. 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
  19. 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
  20. 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
  21. 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Serbia?
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Serbia was 100.0% 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2017.
How does Serbia rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
Serbia ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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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Indicator
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by 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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