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
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Serbia, 2006–2023
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 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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +193.3% | 30.0% | 88.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Armenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Gambia 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Montenegro 100.0% compare
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- 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
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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Share of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, where stool samples were tested for poliovirus and reported to the WHO.