Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Somalia

Somalia: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 94 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
94
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
45th
of 173 countries
All-time high
99
in 2009
All-time low
59
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023

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

0204060801002001201220232001: 592002: 672003: 812004: 832005: 822006: 832007: 912008: 962009: 992010: 992011: 982012: 982013: 902014: 972015: 962016: 992017: 992018: 982019: 962020: 952021: 962022: 982023: 94

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 94 for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Somalia peaked at 99 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 59, in 2001.

Somalia ranks 45th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Somalia, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 59 —
2002 67 +13.6%
2003 81 +20.9%
2004 83 +2.5%
2005 82 -1.2%
2006 83 +1.2%
2007 91 +9.6%
2008 96 +5.5%
2009 99 +3.1%
2010 99 +0.0%
2011 98 -1.0%
2012 98 +0.0%
2013 90 -8.2%
2014 97 +7.8%
2015 96 -1.0%
2016 99 +3.1%
2017 99 +0.0%
2018 98 -1.0%
2019 96 -2.0%
2020 95 -1.0%
2021 96 +1.1%
2022 98 +2.1%
2023 94 -4.1%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 94 is above the median for low income countries, which is 92, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.33 59 99 9
2010s 97 90 99 10
2020s 95.75 94 98 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 45 Afghanistan 94 compare
  2. 45 Myanmar 94 compare
  3. 48 Algeria 93 compare
  4. 48 Cote d'Ivoire 93 compare
  5. 48 Mali 93 compare
  6. 48 Nepal 93 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Somalia?
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Somalia was 94 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 99 in 2009.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 59 in 2001.
How does Somalia rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
Somalia ranks 45th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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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