Immunization, Pol3 in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Immunization, Pol3 was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Pacific island small states, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 84.8% for immunization, pol3 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Pacific island small states peaked at 92.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1980.
That places Pacific island small states 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.9% | — |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 51.8% | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 56.4% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 70.0% | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 82.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 87.8% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 86.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 86.4% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.1% | 38.9% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 81.7% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 82.6% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 83.4% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 84.4% | 90.8% | 5 |
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.7631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.5673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.9389 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Pacific island small states?
- Immunization, pol3 in Pacific island small states was 84.8% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1980.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for immunization, pol3?
- Pacific island small states ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.