Mozambique vs United States: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Mozambique
255,544 one-year-olds
in 2023
United States
260,243 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mozambique rank
20th
United States rank
19th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Mozambique
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 260,243 one-year-olds against 255,544 one-year-olds in Mozambique, a difference of 4,699 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 20th and United States ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 310,645 one-year-olds | 145,717 one-year-olds | 164,928 one-year-olds | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 255,911 one-year-olds | 597,728 one-year-olds | 341,817 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2000s | 203,744 one-year-olds | 329,928 one-year-olds | 126,184 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2010s | 177,959 one-year-olds | 273,985 one-year-olds | 96,026 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2020s | 305,840 one-year-olds | 269,664 one-year-olds | 36,175 one-year-olds | Mozambique |
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, Mozambique or United States?
- United States, at 260,243 one-year-olds against 255,544 one-year-olds in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Mozambique and United States?
- 4,699 one-year-olds, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and United States?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and United States rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Mozambique ranks 20th and United States 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.