Immunization, Pol3 in Gabon
Gabon: Immunization, Pol3 was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Gabon, 1985–2024
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 Gabon is 60.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Gabon peaked at 81.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1999.
That places Gabon 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 48.0% | — |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 65.0% | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 72.0% | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +77.3% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4% | 48.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 44.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 44.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 64.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 59.0% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2002)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Gabon?
- Immunization, pol3 in Gabon was 60.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1999.
- How does Gabon rank for immunization, pol3?
- Gabon ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.