Immunization, Pol3 in Bhutan
Bhutan: Immunization, Pol3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Bhutan, 1980–2024
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 Bhutan is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1980.
That places Bhutan 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.0% | — |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +175.0% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +92.9% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +51.9% |
| 1986 | 54.0% | +31.7% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +26.3% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.1% | 4.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 82.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 99.0% compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Bhutan?
- Immunization, pol3 in Bhutan was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for immunization, pol3?
- Bhutan ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.