Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 173 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2002
All-time low
92.0%
in 2007
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Turkmenistan, 2001–2023

0204060801002001201220232001: 97 %2002: 100 %2003: 100 %2004: 94 %2005: 96 %2006: 95 %2007: 92 %2008: 100 %2009: 93 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %

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 Turkmenistan stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Turkmenistan peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2007.

Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO in Turkmenistan, 2001 to 2023.
Year % Change
2001 97.0% —
2002 100.0% +3.1%
2003 100.0% +0.0%
2004 94.0% -6.0%
2005 96.0% +2.1%
2006 95.0% -1.0%
2007 92.0% -3.2%
2008 100.0% +8.7%
2009 93.0% -7.0%
2010 100.0% +7.5%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.3% 92.0% 100.0% 9
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 4

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 1 Armenia 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Azerbaijan 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
  4. 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
  5. 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.0% compare
  6. 1 Brunei 100.0% compare
  7. 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
  8. 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
  9. 1 Gambia 100.0% compare
  10. 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
  11. 1 Lesotho 100.0% compare
  12. 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
  13. 1 Moldova 100.0% compare
  14. 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
  15. 1 Montenegro 100.0% compare
  16. 1 North Korea 100.0% compare
  17. 1 Oman 100.0% compare
  18. 1 Serbia 100.0% compare
  19. 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
  20. 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
  21. 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Turkmenistan?
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who in Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2007.
How does Turkmenistan rank for share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the who?
Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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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Indicator
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by 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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