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

Latest (2023)
99
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
23rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
99
in 2008
All-time low
42
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Sierra Leone, 2001–2023

0204060801002001201220232001: 572002: 882003: 822004: 882005: 772006: 982007: 942008: 992009: 912010: 892011: 912012: 922013: 902014: 962015: 782016: 762017: 812018: 662019: 822020: 732021: 422022: 972023: 99

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86 57 99 9
2010s 84.1 66 96 10
2020s 77.75 42 99 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 23 Bangladesh 99 compare
  2. 23 Congo 99 compare
  3. 23 Kazakhstan 99 compare
  4. 23 Vietnam 99 compare

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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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Indicator
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection
Source
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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