Dominican Republic vs Malaysia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Dominican Republic
21,902 one-year-olds
in 2023
Malaysia
21,500 one-year-olds
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
78th
Malaysia rank
79th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Dominican Republic
- Malaysia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 21,902 one-year-olds against 21,500 one-year-olds in Malaysia, a difference of 402 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 79th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78,162 one-year-olds | 150,222 one-year-olds | 72,059 one-year-olds | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 48,269 one-year-olds | 27,546 one-year-olds | 20,723 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 45,471 one-year-olds | 20,769 one-year-olds | 24,702 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 30,548 one-year-olds | 12,157 one-year-olds | 18,391 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 30,431 one-year-olds | 16,941 one-year-olds | 13,490 one-year-olds | Dominican Republic |
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, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?
- Dominican Republic, at 21,902 one-year-olds against 21,500 one-year-olds in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?
- 402 one-year-olds, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Malaysia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 79th 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.