China vs Sri Lanka: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
China
97.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
97.0%
in 2024
China rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
China currently reports 97.0% against 97.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
China ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.2% | 1.0% | China |
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, China or Sri Lanka?
- China, at 97.0% against 97.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- China ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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.