Immunization, Pol3 in Peru
Peru: Immunization, Pol3 was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Peru, 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 Peru stood at 80.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Peru peaked at 96.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1980.
That places Peru 141st out of 193 countries 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.0% | — |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +15.0% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +27.3% |
| 1985 | 47.0% | +67.9% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 45.0% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 61.0% | +35.6% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 73.0% | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +42.4% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.2% | 16.0% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 73.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 66.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 71.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 72.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Peru?
- Immunization, pol3 in Peru was 80.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for immunization, pol3?
- Peru ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.