Immunization, Pol3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Immunization, Pol3 was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, Pol3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 0.0% for immunization, pol3 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 65.0% | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +36.2% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +25.3% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 50.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.3% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Immunization, pol3 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for immunization, pol3?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's 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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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.