Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Singapore
Singapore: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Singapore, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Singapore stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2002.
Singapore ranks 1st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44.0% | — |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -61.4% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +252.9% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +29.9% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +20.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +252.9% | 17.0% | 60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 17.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 70.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 75.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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- 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
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- 1 Moldova 100.0% compare
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More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Singapore?
- Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Singapore 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2002.
- How does Singapore rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
- Singapore 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 Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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