Immunization, Pol3 in Eswatini
Eswatini: Immunization, Pol3 was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Eswatini, 1981–2024
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 Eswatini is 70.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Eswatini peaked at 98.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1981.
Eswatini ranks 168th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.0% | — |
| 1982 | 39.0% | +77.3% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 59.0% | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 72.0% | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 89.0% | +20.3% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 93.0% | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +59.0% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 22.0% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 79.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 87.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 84.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 61.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 166 Myanmar 71.0% compare
- 166 Somalia 71.0% compare
- 168 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70.0% compare
- 170 Nigeria 69.0% compare
- 171 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Eswatini?
- Immunization, pol3 in Eswatini was 70.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1981.
- How does Eswatini rank for immunization, pol3?
- Eswatini ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.