Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Yemen

Yemen: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 88 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
88
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
64th
of 173 countries
All-time high
96
in 2010
All-time low
78
in 2005
Years of data
23
2001–2023

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

0204060801002001201220232001: 822002: 832003: 902004: 822005: 782006: 852007: 922008: 952009: 952010: 962011: 912012: 932013: 902014: 952015: 912016: 912017: 902018: 922019: 892020: 892021: 882022: 872023: 88

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 88 for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Yemen peaked at 96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78, in 2005.

Yemen ranks 64th 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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Yemen, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 82 —
2002 83 +1.2%
2003 90 +8.4%
2004 82 -8.9%
2005 78 -4.9%
2006 85 +9.0%
2007 92 +8.2%
2008 95 +3.3%
2009 95 +0.0%
2010 96 +1.1%
2011 91 -5.2%
2012 93 +2.2%
2013 90 -3.2%
2014 95 +5.6%
2015 91 -4.2%
2016 91 +0.0%
2017 90 -1.1%
2018 92 +2.2%
2019 89 -3.3%
2020 89 +0.0%
2021 88 -1.1%
2022 87 -1.1%
2023 88 +1.1%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 88 is below the median for low income countries, which is 92, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 88 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.89 78 95 9
2010s 91.8 89 96 10
2020s 88 87 89 4

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 64 Cameroon 88 compare
  2. 64 Guinea 88 compare
  3. 64 Senegal 88 compare
  4. 64 Zimbabwe 88 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 Yemen?
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Yemen was 88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 96 in 2010.
What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 78 in 2005.
How does Yemen rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
Yemen ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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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