Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Tanzania

Tanzania: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 98 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
98
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
28th
of 173 countries
All-time high
100
in 2003
All-time low
70
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023

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

0204060801002001201220232001: 862002: 822003: 1002004: 932005: 932006: 942007: 932008: 942009: 952010: 962011: 902012: 942013: 1002014: 952015: 972016: 982017: 972018: 822019: 982020: 802021: 702022: 992023: 98

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 98 for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Tanzania peaked at 100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 70, in 2021.

Tanzania ranks 28th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Tanzania, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 86 —
2002 82 -4.7%
2003 100 +22.0%
2004 93 -7.0%
2005 93 +0.0%
2006 94 +1.1%
2007 93 -1.1%
2008 94 +1.1%
2009 95 +1.1%
2010 96 +1.1%
2011 90 -6.2%
2012 94 +4.4%
2013 100 +6.4%
2014 95 -5.0%
2015 97 +2.1%
2016 98 +1.0%
2017 97 -1.0%
2018 82 -15.5%
2019 98 +19.5%
2020 80 -18.4%
2021 70 -12.5%
2022 99 +41.4%
2023 98 -1.0%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 98 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 98 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 Tanzania 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +41.4% 70 99

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.22 82 100 9
2010s 94.7 82 100 10
2020s 86.75 70 99 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 28 Liberia 98 compare
  2. 28 Libya 98 compare
  3. 28 Rwanda 98 compare
  4. 28 Sudan 98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Tanzania?
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Tanzania was 98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2003.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2021.
How does Tanzania rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
Tanzania ranks 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tanzania 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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