Korea vs Low & middle income: Immunization, Pol3

Korea
97.0%
in 2024
Low & middle income
83.1%
in 2024
Korea rank
29th
Low & middle income rank
29th

Immunization, Pol3 over time

  • Korea
  • Low & middle income
20406080100198020022024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 97.0% against 83.1% in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 29th of 193 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 80.2% 43.2% 37.0% Korea
1990s 84.5% 70.8% 13.7% Korea
2000s 95.3% 75.3% 20.0% Korea
2010s 97.9% 83.6% 14.3% Korea
2020s 97.4% 82.0% 15.4% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, pol3, Korea or Low & middle income?
Korea, at 97.0% against 83.1% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Korea and Low & middle income?
13.9%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low & middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for immunization, pol3?
Korea ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 29th 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

Indicator
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children)
Unit
% of one-year-old children
Source
WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 9,949 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.