Mali vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Mali
239,957 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
251,724 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mali rank
23rd
South Africa rank
21st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Mali
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 251,724 one-year-olds against 239,957 one-year-olds in Mali, a difference of 11,767 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 297,008 one-year-olds | 308,152 one-year-olds | 11,144 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 1990s | 210,558 one-year-olds | 270,599 one-year-olds | 60,041 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2000s | 159,398 one-year-olds | 264,523 one-year-olds | 105,126 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2010s | 227,693 one-year-olds | 230,192 one-year-olds | 2,499 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2020s | 245,636 one-year-olds | 195,522 one-year-olds | 50,115 one-year-olds | Mali |
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, Mali or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 251,724 one-year-olds against 239,957 one-year-olds in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Mali and South Africa?
- 11,767 one-year-olds, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Africa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Mali and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Mali ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 21st 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.