Immunization, Pol3 in Maldives
Maldives: Immunization, Pol3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Maldives peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1981.
That places Maldives 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.0% | — |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -75.0% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +1200.0% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | +84.6% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | +104.8% |
| 1989 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 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 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.2% | 1.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 99.0% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 8.88 % 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 0.0115 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Maldives?
- Immunization, pol3 in Maldives 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1981.
- How does Maldives rank for immunization, pol3?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.