Italy vs Uruguay: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Italy
94.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
94.0%
in 2024
Italy rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
63rd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Italy
- Uruguay
How they compare
Italy currently reports 94.0% against 94.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.9% | 76.3% | 10.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 92.6% | 4.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 93.9% | 2.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 94.2% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.8% | 1.6% | Italy |
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, Italy or Uruguay?
- Italy, at 94.0% against 94.0% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Italy and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Italy ranks 63rd and Uruguay 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.