Immunization, Pol3 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Immunization, Pol3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2023
All-time low
80.0%
in 1982
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Immunization, Pol3 in Costa Rica, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 86 % of one-year-old children1981: 85 % of one-year-old children1982: 80 % of one-year-old children1983: 86 % of one-year-old children1984: 94 % of one-year-old children1985: 88 % of one-year-old children1986: 87 % of one-year-old children1987: 92 % of one-year-old children1988: 87 % of one-year-old children1989: 86 % of one-year-old children1990: 95 % of one-year-old children1991: 90 % of one-year-old children1992: 91 % of one-year-old children1993: 88 % of one-year-old children1994: 88 % of one-year-old children1995: 86 % of one-year-old children1996: 85 % of one-year-old children1997: 97 % of one-year-old children1998: 85 % of one-year-old children1999: 84 % of one-year-old children2000: 80 % of one-year-old children2001: 92 % of one-year-old children2002: 94 % of one-year-old children2003: 88 % of one-year-old children2004: 90 % of one-year-old children2005: 91 % of one-year-old children2006: 89 % of one-year-old children2007: 89 % of one-year-old children2008: 89 % of one-year-old children2009: 80 % of one-year-old children2010: 93 % of one-year-old children2011: 82 % of one-year-old children2012: 90 % of one-year-old children2013: 95 % of one-year-old children2014: 91 % of one-year-old children2015: 92 % of one-year-old children2016: 97 % of one-year-old children2017: 96 % of one-year-old children2018: 94 % of one-year-old children2019: 96 % of one-year-old children2020: 97 % of one-year-old children2021: 92 % of one-year-old children2022: 95 % of one-year-old children2023: 99 % of one-year-old children2024: 99 % of one-year-old children

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 Costa Rica stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Costa Rica peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1982.

That places Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Costa Rica, 1980 to 2024.
Year % of one-year-old children Change
1980 86.0%
1981 85.0% -1.2%
1982 80.0% -5.9%
1983 86.0% +7.5%
1984 94.0% +9.3%
1985 88.0% -6.4%
1986 87.0% -1.1%
1987 92.0% +5.7%
1988 87.0% -5.4%
1989 86.0% -1.1%
1990 95.0% +10.5%
1991 90.0% -5.3%
1992 91.0% +1.1%
1993 88.0% -3.3%
1994 88.0% +0.0%
1995 86.0% -2.3%
1996 85.0% -1.2%
1997 97.0% +14.1%
1998 85.0% -12.4%
1999 84.0% -1.2%
2000 80.0% -4.8%
2001 92.0% +15.0%
2002 94.0% +2.2%
2003 88.0% -6.4%
2004 90.0% +2.3%
2005 91.0% +1.1%
2006 89.0% -2.2%
2007 89.0% +0.0%
2008 89.0% +0.0%
2009 80.0% -10.1%
2010 93.0% +16.2%
2011 82.0% -11.8%
2012 90.0% +9.8%
2013 95.0% +5.6%
2014 91.0% -4.2%
2015 92.0% +1.1%
2016 97.0% +5.4%
2017 96.0% -1.0%
2018 94.0% -2.1%
2019 96.0% +2.1%
2020 97.0% +1.0%
2021 92.0% -5.2%
2022 95.0% +3.3%
2023 99.0% +4.2%
2024 99.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 87.1% 80.0% 94.0% 10
1990s 88.9% 84.0% 97.0% 10
2000s 88.2% 80.0% 94.0% 10
2010s 92.6% 82.0% 97.0% 10
2020s 96.4% 92.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is immunization, pol3 in Costa Rica?
Immunization, pol3 in Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1982.
How does Costa Rica rank for immunization, pol3?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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Indicator
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children)
Unit
% of one-year-old children
Source
WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 9,949 data points, 1980–2024
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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.