Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Ghana
Ghana: Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Ghana, 1980–2024
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 Ghana stood at 91.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Ghana peaked at 98.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 87th of 193 countries 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 (% of one-year-old children) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.0% | — |
| 1981 | 25.0% | +257.1% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | +61.1% |
| 1987 | 40.0% | +37.9% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 91.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 91.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +257.1% | 7.0% | 25.0% |
| 1986 | +61.1% | 18.0% | 29.0% |
| 1987 | +37.9% | 29.0% | 40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.1% | 7.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 57.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Ghana?
- Immunization, pol3 in Ghana was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for immunization, pol3?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.