Immunization, Pol3 in Botswana
Botswana: Immunization, Pol3 was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Botswana, 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 Botswana stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Botswana peaked at 97.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1980.
That places Botswana 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.0% | — |
| 1981 | 71.0% | +54.3% |
| 1982 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.4% | 46.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 90.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 86.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Botswana?
- Immunization, pol3 in Botswana was 96.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for immunization, pol3?
- Botswana ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.