Latin America & Caribbean vs Nauru: Immunization, Pol3
Latin America & Caribbean
78.6%
in 2024
Nauru
97.0%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
Nauru rank
29th
Immunization, Pol3 over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 97.0% against 78.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Nauru ranks 29th of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.3% | 62.7% | 4.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 60.8% | 20.7% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 79.1% | 13.7% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 92.0% | 3.6% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 96.8% | 19.3% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher immunization, pol3, Latin America & Caribbean or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 97.0% against 78.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in immunization, pol3 between Latin America & Caribbean and Nauru?
- 18.4%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nauru?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Nauru rank globally for immunization, pol3?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Nauru ranks 29th of 43 groups.
- 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.