Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Sierra Leone, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Sierra Leone stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Sierra Leone peaked at 99 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2021.
Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 57 | — |
| 2002 | 88 | +54.4% |
| 2003 | 82 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 88 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 77 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 98 | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 91 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 78 | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 66 | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 82 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 73 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 42 | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 97 | +131.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +2.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 92, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 99 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 Sierra Leone 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 | +131.0% | 42 | 97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86 | 57 | 99 | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.1 | 66 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.75 | 42 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 23 Bangladesh 99 compare
- 23 Congo 99 compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 99 compare
- 23 Vietnam 99 compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Sierra Leone?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Sierra Leone was 99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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