Dominican Republic vs Sierra Leone: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio

Dominican Republic
21,902 one-year-olds
in 2023
Sierra Leone
21,194 one-year-olds
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
80th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 21,902 one-year-olds against 21,194 one-year-olds in Sierra Leone, a difference of 708 one-year-olds.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 58,713 one-year-olds 61,712 one-year-olds 2,999 one-year-olds Sierra Leone
2000s 45,471 one-year-olds 69,688 one-year-olds 24,217 one-year-olds Sierra Leone
2010s 30,548 one-year-olds 24,816 one-year-olds 5,731 one-year-olds Dominican Republic
2020s 30,431 one-year-olds 22,105 one-year-olds 8,326 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 Sierra Leone?
Dominican Republic, at 21,902 one-year-olds against 21,194 one-year-olds in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone?
708 one-year-olds, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
Dominican Republic ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th 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

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.