Mali vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine
Mali
239,957 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
227,750 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mali rank
19th
South Africa rank
20th
Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine over time
- Mali
- South Africa
How they compare
Mali currently reports 239,957 one-year-olds against 227,750 one-year-olds in South Africa, a difference of 12,207 one-year-olds.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 261,686 one-year-olds | 157,664 one-year-olds | 104,022 one-year-olds | Mali |
| 2020s | 223,498 one-year-olds | 172,001 one-year-olds | 51,496 one-year-olds | Mali |
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, Mali or South Africa?
- Mali, at 239,957 one-year-olds against 227,750 one-year-olds in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine between Mali and South Africa?
- 12,207 one-year-olds, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Mali and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Mali ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th 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
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.