China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
China
296,692 one-year-olds
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
341,955 one-year-olds
in 2023
China rank
18th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
16th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- China
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 341,955 one-year-olds against 296,692 one-year-olds in China, a difference of 45,263 one-year-olds.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.
China ranks 18th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.66 million one-year-olds | 148,154 one-year-olds | 3.51 million one-year-olds | China |
| 1990s | 2.23 million one-year-olds | 41,149 one-year-olds | 2.18 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2000s | 1.55 million one-year-olds | 8,119 one-year-olds | 1.54 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2010s | 178,709 one-year-olds | 3,671 one-year-olds | 175,038 one-year-olds | China |
| 2020s | 171,877 one-year-olds | 283,290 one-year-olds | 111,413 one-year-olds | Korea, Democratic People's 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, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 341,955 one-year-olds against 296,692 one-year-olds in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 45,263 one-year-olds, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- China ranks 18th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 16th 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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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.