Immunization, Pol3 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Immunization, Pol3 was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Rwanda, 1981–2024
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 Rwanda is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Rwanda peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 15.0% | — |
| 1982 | 20.0% | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +64.0% |
| 1985 | 56.0% | +36.6% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +53.6% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 93.0% | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 83.0% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | -72.3% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | +265.2% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 15.0% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 23.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Rwanda?
- Immunization, pol3 in Rwanda was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for immunization, pol3?
- Rwanda ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.