Immunization, Pol3 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Immunization, Pol3 was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 78.0% for immunization, pol3 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 93.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1981.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 59.3% | — |
| 1981 | 50.6% | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 57.1% | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 65.5% | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 57.1% | -12.7% |
| 1986 | 64.3% | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 72.5% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 71.4% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 69.0% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 75.4% | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 79.9% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 83.6% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 86.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 91.1% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 92.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.4% | 50.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 69.0% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 91.5% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 83.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 73.2% | 81.2% | 5 |
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Immunization, pol3 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 78.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1981.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for immunization, pol3?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.