Immunization, Pol3 in OECD members
OECD members: Immunization, Pol3 was 91.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 91.3%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in OECD members peaked at 95.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1980.
OECD members ranks 9th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 60.2% | — |
| 1981 | 67.1% | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +14.9% |
| 1983 | 81.0% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 86.6% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 81.6% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 85.2% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 91.6% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.6% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 90.7% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 91.7% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.2% | 60.2% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 84.7% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 91.6% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 92.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.5% | 92.4% | 5 |
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0211 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in OECD members?
- Immunization, pol3 in OECD members was 91.3% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1980.
- How does OECD members rank for immunization, pol3?
- OECD members ranks 9th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.