Immunization, Pol3 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Immunization, Pol3 was 93.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) stood at 93.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 93.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1980.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.4% | — |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +206.4% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 25.7% | +64.1% |
| 1988 | 35.2% | +37.1% |
| 1989 | 54.4% | +54.6% |
| 1990 | 66.1% | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 59.9% | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 57.5% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 70.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 60.7% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 2.4% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 57.5% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 60.9% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 78.6% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 86.5% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 99.0% compare
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Immunization, pol3 in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 93.6% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1980.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for immunization, pol3?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.