Immunization, Pol3 in Samoa
Samoa: Immunization, Pol3 was 85.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, Pol3 in Samoa, 1980–2024
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 Samoa is 85.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Samoa peaked at 99.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1980.
That places Samoa 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.0% | — |
| 1981 | 66.0% | +127.6% |
| 1982 | 87.0% | +31.8% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | -61.1% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +88.6% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +54.5% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.2% | 29.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 79.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 35.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 44.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 76.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 128 Austria 85.0% compare
- 128 Kenya 85.0% compare
- 128 Mauritania 85.0% compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 85.0% compare
- 128 Solomon Islands 85.0% compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5487 % 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 0.1843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3841 % 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 0.1963 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Samoa?
- Immunization, pol3 in Samoa was 85.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for immunization, pol3?
- Samoa ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.