Immunization, Pol3 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Immunization, Pol3 was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 89.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 95.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1980.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.6% | — |
| 1981 | 4.9% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 57.9% | +1070.5% |
| 1983 | 60.1% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 62.6% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 68.5% | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 60.9% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 69.5% | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 84.2% | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 90.9% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 88.7% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 86.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 84.3% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 83.7% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, Pol3 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1070.5% | 4.9% | 57.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.0% | 4.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 80.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 83.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.9% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 85.9% | 91.6% | 5 |
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Immunization, pol3 in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 89.6% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for immunization, pol3?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.