Egypt vs Iraq: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Egypt
93,059 one-year-olds
in 2023
Iraq
100,908 one-year-olds
in 2023
Egypt rank
43rd
Iraq rank
42nd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Egypt
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 100,908 one-year-olds against 93,059 one-year-olds in Egypt, a difference of 7,849 one-year-olds.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 355,888 one-year-olds | 223,695 one-year-olds | 132,193 one-year-olds | Egypt |
| 1990s | 164,788 one-year-olds | 162,031 one-year-olds | 2,757 one-year-olds | Egypt |
| 2000s | 47,098 one-year-olds | 235,162 one-year-olds | 188,064 one-year-olds | Iraq |
| 2010s | 131,123 one-year-olds | 257,592 one-year-olds | 126,470 one-year-olds | Iraq |
| 2020s | 94,424 one-year-olds | 168,173 one-year-olds | 73,749 one-year-olds | Iraq |
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, Egypt or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 100,908 one-year-olds against 93,059 one-year-olds in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Egypt and Iraq?
- 7,849 one-year-olds, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Egypt ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 42nd 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.