Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio

Afghanistan
556,070 one-year-olds
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
441,878 one-year-olds
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
10th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
11th

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time

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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 556,070 one-year-olds against 441,878 one-year-olds in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 114,192 one-year-olds.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 381,907 one-year-olds 330,325 one-year-olds 51,582 one-year-olds Afghanistan
1990s 536,880 one-year-olds 223,192 one-year-olds 313,688 one-year-olds Afghanistan
2000s 481,956 one-year-olds 192,798 one-year-olds 289,159 one-year-olds Afghanistan
2010s 412,311 one-year-olds 182,477 one-year-olds 229,834 one-year-olds Afghanistan
2020s 553,341 one-year-olds 602,182 one-year-olds 48,841 one-year-olds Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Afghanistan, at 556,070 one-year-olds against 441,878 one-year-olds in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
114,192 one-year-olds, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th 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 are not vaccinated against polio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
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, 7,911 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.