Japan vs Middle income: Immunization, Pol3
Japan
98.0%
in 2024
Middle income
86.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
18th
Middle income rank
20th
Immunization, Pol3 over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 98.0% against 86.8% in Middle income, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 20th of 193 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.6% | 49.2% | 45.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 73.6% | 21.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 77.0% | 17.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 85.4% | 12.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 85.1% | 12.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher immunization, pol3, Japan or Middle income?
- Japan, at 98.0% against 86.8% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Japan and Middle income?
- 11.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for immunization, pol3?
- Japan ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 20th 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.