Australia vs Ireland: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Australia
93.0%
in 2024
Ireland
93.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
98th
Ireland rank
98th
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 93.0% against 93.0% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ireland ahead.
Australia ranks 98th and Ireland ranks 98th of 194 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 94.6% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 0.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine, Australia or Ireland?
- Australia, at 93.0% against 93.0% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Australia ranks 98th and Ireland ranks 98th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.