Immunization, Pol3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Immunization, Pol3 was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, pol3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 84.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 85.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1980.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.9% | — |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 33.5% | +28.3% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 39.9% | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 52.4% | +31.3% |
| 1986 | 57.0% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 66.3% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 68.2% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 69.8% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 68.5% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 72.4% | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 70.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 74.1% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, Pol3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +31.3% | 39.9% | 52.4% |
| 1982 | +28.3% | 26.1% | 33.5% |
| 1981 | +25.2% | 20.9% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.5% | 20.9% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 64.7% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 75.6% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 75.6% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 82.3% | 84.4% | 5 |
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Immunization, pol3 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 84.4% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1980.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for immunization, pol3?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.