Iran vs Turkey: Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children)
Iran
99.0%
in 2024
Turkey
99.0%
in 2024
Iran rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) over time
- Iran
- Turkey
How they compare
Iran currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkey ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.6% | 66.0% | 8.4% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 96.2% | 77.9% | 18.3% | Iran |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 87.3% | 10.7% | Iran |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.3% | 1.5% | Iran |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 0.8% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher immunization, pol3, Iran or Turkey?
- Iran, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Iran and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for immunization, pol3?
- Iran ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.