Australia vs Namibia: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine

Australia
18,397 one-year-olds
in 2023
Namibia
19,143 one-year-olds
in 2023
Australia rank
82nd
Namibia rank
81st

Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time

  • Australia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 19,143 one-year-olds against 18,397 one-year-olds in Australia, a difference of 746 one-year-olds.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Namibia ahead.

Australia ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 81st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Namibia Difference Ahead
2010s 16,382 one-year-olds 35,567 one-year-olds 19,185 one-year-olds Namibia
2020s 16,699 one-year-olds 17,948 one-year-olds 1,249 one-year-olds Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine, Australia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 19,143 one-year-olds against 18,397 one-year-olds in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Australia and Namibia?
746 one-year-olds, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Australia ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 81st 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 Number of one-year-olds who have not 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
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
one-year-olds
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, 1,629 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.