Malawi vs Zambia: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
Malawi
90.0%
in 2024
Zambia
90.0%
in 2024
Malawi rank
97th
Zambia rank
97th
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 90.0% against 90.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.0% | 67.7% | 1.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 84.6% | 5.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 85.2% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 83.7% | 6.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.0% | 1.0% | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 90.0% against 90.0% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Malawi ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 97th 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.