Immunization, Pol3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Immunization, Pol3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1993
All-time low
34.0%
in 1983
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Immunization, Pol3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2024

4060801001980200220241980: 38 % of one-year-old children1981: 47 % of one-year-old children1982: 74 % of one-year-old children1983: 34 % of one-year-old children1984: 34 % of one-year-old children1985: 63 % of one-year-old children1986: 58 % of one-year-old children1987: 58 % of one-year-old children1988: 88 % of one-year-old children1989: 82 % of one-year-old children1990: 90 % of one-year-old children1991: 88 % of one-year-old children1992: 97 % of one-year-old children1993: 99 % of one-year-old children1994: 95 % of one-year-old children1995: 97 % of one-year-old children1996: 99 % of one-year-old children1997: 99 % of one-year-old children1998: 99 % of one-year-old children1999: 99 % of one-year-old children2000: 99 % of one-year-old children2001: 95 % of one-year-old children2002: 99 % of one-year-old children2003: 99 % of one-year-old children2004: 98 % of one-year-old children2005: 95 % of one-year-old children2006: 99 % of one-year-old children2007: 98 % of one-year-old children2008: 99 % of one-year-old children2009: 99 % of one-year-old children2010: 99 % of one-year-old children2011: 99 % of one-year-old children2012: 99 % of one-year-old children2013: 98 % of one-year-old children2014: 99 % of one-year-old children2015: 98 % of one-year-old children2016: 99 % of one-year-old children2017: 99 % of one-year-old children2018: 99 % of one-year-old children2019: 99 % of one-year-old children2020: 99 % of one-year-old children2021: 98 % of one-year-old children2022: 99 % of one-year-old children2023: 99 % of one-year-old children2024: 99 % of one-year-old children

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 99.0% for immunization, pol3 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1983.

That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Immunization, Pol3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980 to 2024.
Year % of one-year-old children Change
1980 38.0%
1981 47.0% +23.7%
1982 74.0% +57.4%
1983 34.0% -54.1%
1984 34.0% +0.0%
1985 63.0% +85.3%
1986 58.0% -7.9%
1987 58.0% +0.0%
1988 88.0% +51.7%
1989 82.0% -6.8%
1990 90.0% +9.8%
1991 88.0% -2.2%
1992 97.0% +10.2%
1993 99.0% +2.1%
1994 95.0% -4.0%
1995 97.0% +2.1%
1996 99.0% +2.1%
1997 99.0% +0.0%
1998 99.0% +0.0%
1999 99.0% +0.0%
2000 99.0% +0.0%
2001 95.0% -4.0%
2002 99.0% +4.2%
2003 99.0% +0.0%
2004 98.0% -1.0%
2005 95.0% -3.1%
2006 99.0% +4.2%
2007 98.0% -1.0%
2008 99.0% +1.0%
2009 99.0% +0.0%
2010 99.0% +0.0%
2011 99.0% +0.0%
2012 99.0% +0.0%
2013 98.0% -1.0%
2014 99.0% +1.0%
2015 98.0% -1.0%
2016 99.0% +1.0%
2017 99.0% +0.0%
2018 99.0% +0.0%
2019 99.0% +0.0%
2020 99.0% +0.0%
2021 98.0% -1.0%
2022 99.0% +1.0%
2023 99.0% +0.0%
2024 99.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 57.6% 34.0% 88.0% 10
1990s 96.2% 88.0% 99.0% 10
2000s 98.0% 95.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 98.8% 98.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 98.8% 98.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is immunization, pol3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Immunization, pol3 in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1993.
What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1983.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for immunization, pol3?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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Indicator
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children)
Unit
% of one-year-old children
Source
WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 9,949 data points, 1980–2024
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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.