Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Romania
Romania: Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) was 79.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, Pol3 in Romania, 1985–2024
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 Romania is 79.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Romania peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 92.0% | — |
| 1986 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 79.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 83% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Romania's 79.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.8% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 79.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.0% compare
- 147 Mexico 78.0% compare
- 147 Mozambique 78.0% compare
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Romania?
- Immunization, pol3 in Romania was 79.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for immunization, pol3?
- Romania ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.