Immunization, Pol3 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Immunization, Pol3 was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Bangladesh, 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 Bangladesh is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Bangladesh peaked at 98.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1981.
Bangladesh ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.0% | — |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 16.0% | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +206.2% |
| 1990 | 69.0% | +40.8% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 74.0% | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 69.0% | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 1.0% | 49.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 67.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 83.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 29 Albania 97.0% compare
- 29 China 97.0% compare
- 29 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 29 Korea 97.0% compare
- 29 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 29 Malta 97.0% compare
- 29 Naoero 97.0% compare
- 29 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 29 Norway 97.0% compare
- 29 Palau 97.0% compare
- 29 Russian Federation 97.0% compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 29 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 29 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Bangladesh?
- Immunization, pol3 in Bangladesh was 97.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1981.
- How does Bangladesh rank for immunization, pol3?
- Bangladesh ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.