Immunization, Pol3 in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Immunization, Pol3 was 83.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Low & middle income, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 83.1% for immunization, pol3 in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Low & middle income peaked at 85.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1980.
Low & middle income ranks 29th of 43 groups 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.8% | — |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 33.7% | +156.3% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 39.5% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 51.2% | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 67.9% | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 74.1% | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 70.6% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 69.0% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 71.1% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.2% | 12.8% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 68.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 70.1% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 81.7% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.7% | 83.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 29 Albania 97.0% compare
- 29 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 29 China 97.0% compare
- 29 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 97.0% compare
- 29 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 29 Malta 97.0% compare
- 29 Naoero 97.0% compare
- 29 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 29 Norway 97.0% compare
- 29 Palau 97.0% compare
- 29 Russian Federation 97.0% compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 29 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 29 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 29 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.226 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Low & middle income?
- Immunization, pol3 in Low & middle income was 83.1% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1980.
- How does Low & middle income rank for immunization, pol3?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.