Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs United States of America: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 341,955 one-year-olds against 260,243 one-year-olds in United States of America, a difference of 81,712 one-year-olds.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.3 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 153,128 one-year-olds | 148,620 one-year-olds | 4,508 one-year-olds | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 41,149 one-year-olds | 597,728 one-year-olds | 556,579 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2000s | 8,119 one-year-olds | 329,928 one-year-olds | 321,809 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3,671 one-year-olds | 273,985 one-year-olds | 270,314 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2020s | 283,290 one-year-olds | 269,664 one-year-olds | 13,626 one-year-olds | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or United States of America?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 341,955 one-year-olds against 260,243 one-year-olds in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America?
- 81,712 one-year-olds, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and United States of America rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 19th 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.