Immunization, Pol3 in Bahamas
Bahamas: Immunization, Pol3 was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Bahamas, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, pol3 in Bahamas stood at 90.0%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Bahamas peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1980.
That places Bahamas 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.0% | — |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 67.0% | +67.5% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.3% | 35.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 82.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 83.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.1899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.6036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0405 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Bahamas?
- Immunization, pol3 in Bahamas was 90.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for immunization, pol3?
- Bahamas ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.