Immunization, Pol3 in Middle income
Middle income: Immunization, Pol3 was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Middle income, 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 income is 86.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Middle income peaked at 88.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1981.
Middle income ranks 20th 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 income, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.4% | — |
| 1981 | 13.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 35.6% | +168.3% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 45.3% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 63.5% | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 70.3% | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 76.4% | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 73.7% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 71.9% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 72.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.0% | 13.3% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.6% | 71.2% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 72.7% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.0% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 82.3% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.007 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Middle income?
- Immunization, pol3 in Middle income was 86.8% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1981.
- How does Middle income rank for immunization, pol3?
- Middle income ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.