Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zambia
Zambia: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 81 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zambia, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 81 for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zambia peaked at 97 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2021.
Zambia ranks 87th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78 | — |
| 2002 | 69 | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 97 | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 91 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 89 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67 | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 84 | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 52 | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 40 | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 66 | +65.0% |
| 2023 | 81 | +22.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 81 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 81 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +65.0% | 40 | 66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.33 | 69 | 97 | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.9 | 67 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.75 | 40 | 81 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zambia?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zambia was 81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Zambia ranks 87th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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