Ireland vs Serbia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Ireland
4,062 one-year-olds
in 2023
Serbia
4,332 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ireland rank
121st
Serbia rank
118th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Ireland
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 4,332 one-year-olds against 4,062 one-year-olds in Ireland, a difference of 270 one-year-olds.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Serbia ahead.
Ireland ranks 121st and Serbia ranks 118th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,375 one-year-olds | 9,243 one-year-olds | 1,132 one-year-olds | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6,575 one-year-olds | 3,462 one-year-olds | 3,112 one-year-olds | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3,418 one-year-olds | 3,685 one-year-olds | 267.5 one-year-olds | Serbia |
| 2020s | 3,825 one-year-olds | 5,069 one-year-olds | 1,244 one-year-olds | Serbia |
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, Ireland or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 4,332 one-year-olds against 4,062 one-year-olds in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Ireland and Serbia?
- 270 one-year-olds, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Serbia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Serbia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Ireland ranks 121st and Serbia ranks 118th 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.