Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection was 88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zimbabwe, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zimbabwe is 88, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.4% 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 Zimbabwe peaked at 97 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2021.
Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72 | — |
| 2002 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 86 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 78 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 83 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 89 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 78 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 90 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 70 | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 95 | +39.7% |
| 2023 | 88 | -7.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 88 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zimbabwe 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 | +39.7% | 68 | 95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.78 | 72 | 86 | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.1 | 78 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.25 | 68 | 95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % 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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zimbabwe?
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection?
- Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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