Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) was 59.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Immunization, Pol3 in Afghanistan, 1981–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, pol3 in Afghanistan is 59.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Afghanistan peaked at 68.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1981.
Afghanistan ranks 182nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3.0% | — |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +220.0% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +127.3% |
| 1988 | 35.0% | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | -55.6% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +55.0% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +45.8% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 59.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 59.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.0%, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +220.0% | 5.0% | 16.0% |
| 1995 | +150.0% | 8.0% | 20.0% |
| 1987 | +127.3% | 11.0% | 25.0% |
| 1982 | +66.7% | 3.0% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 3.0% | 35.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 8.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 24.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 63.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 55.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Afghanistan?
- Immunization, pol3 in Afghanistan was 59.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1981.
- How does Afghanistan rank for immunization, pol3?
- Afghanistan ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, polio, is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received polio vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.