Immunization, Pol3 in India
India: Immunization, Pol3 was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in India, 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 India is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in India peaked at 93.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1980.
India ranks 75th 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 in India, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.0% | — |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +300.0% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +68.8% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +37.0% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | +48.6% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 2.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.6% | 56.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 57.0% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 76.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 85.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.42 % 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 0.0048 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,149 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in India?
- Immunization, pol3 in India was 93.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1980.
- How does India rank for immunization, pol3?
- India ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.