Australia vs Italy: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Australia
94.0%
in 2024
Italy
94.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
63rd
Italy rank
63rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 94.0% against 94.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.6% | 86.9% | 7.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 97.4% | 16.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 96.6% | 4.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 95.1% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 94.4% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Australia and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Australia ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 63rd 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 Share of one-year-olds who are 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
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.