Mauritania vs Mexico: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine

Mauritania
84.0%
in 2024
Mexico
83.0%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
140th
Mexico rank
143rd

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 84.0% against 83.0% in Mexico, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Mexico ahead.

Mauritania ranks 140th and Mexico ranks 143rd of 194 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mexico Difference Ahead
2010s 57.4% 92.4% 35.0% Mexico
2020s 82.0% 85.0% 3.0% Mexico

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, Mauritania or Mexico?
Mauritania, at 84.0% against 83.0% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine between Mauritania and Mexico?
1.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Mauritania ranks 140th and Mexico ranks 143rd 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

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,823 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed

Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.