Israel vs Sri Lanka: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Israel
3,535 one-year-olds
in 2023
Sri Lanka
3,246 one-year-olds
in 2023
Israel rank
125th
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Israel
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Israel currently reports 3,535 one-year-olds against 3,246 one-year-olds in Sri Lanka, a difference of 289 one-year-olds.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Israel ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,807 one-year-olds | 123,540 one-year-olds | 114,733 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5,900 one-year-olds | 28,405 one-year-olds | 22,505 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8,290 one-year-olds | 7,218 one-year-olds | 1,073 one-year-olds | Israel |
| 2010s | 7,076 one-year-olds | 3,525 one-year-olds | 3,551 one-year-olds | Israel |
| 2020s | 3,501 one-year-olds | 9,073 one-year-olds | 5,572 one-year-olds | Sri Lanka |
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, Israel or Sri Lanka?
- Israel, at 3,535 one-year-olds against 3,246 one-year-olds in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Israel and Sri Lanka?
- 289 one-year-olds, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Israel ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 127th 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.