Immunization, Pol3 in Low income
Low income: Immunization, Pol3 was 68.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Low income, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, pol3 in Low income stood at 68.8%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Low income peaked at 75.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1980.
That places Low income 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.5% | — |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +80.9% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | +27.7% |
| 1987 | 31.4% | +17.4% |
| 1988 | 35.6% | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +26.6% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 42.7% | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 45.7% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 70.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 6.5% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 42.5% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 52.3% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 72.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 68.2% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Low income?
- Immunization, pol3 in Low income was 68.8% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1980.
- How does Low income rank for immunization, pol3?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.