Immunization, Pol3 in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Immunization, Pol3 was 90.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Caribbean Small States, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 90.1% for immunization, pol3 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Caribbean Small States peaked at 94.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1980.
That places Caribbean Small States 13th out of 43 groups 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.2% | — |
| 1981 | 46.1% | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 66.0% | +43.2% |
| 1983 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 76.4% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 77.4% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 79.2% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 89.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 90.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.2% | 41.2% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 83.0% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 84.3% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 86.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 82.9% | 90.1% | 5 |
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Caribbean Small States?
- Immunization, pol3 in Caribbean Small States was 90.1% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1980.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for immunization, pol3?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.