Immunization, Pol3 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Immunization, Pol3 was 73.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 73.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 77.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1980.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.7% | — |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +48.6% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 18.1% | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 20.4% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 37.5% | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 40.9% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 52.5% | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 47.5% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.7% | 8.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 46.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 54.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 74.9% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 71.2% | 73.2% | 5 |
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0223 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Immunization, pol3 in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 73.2% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1980.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for immunization, pol3?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.