Immunization, Pol3 in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Immunization, Pol3 was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia stood at 87.0%.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1985.
Saint Lucia ranks 118th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58.0% | — |
| 1981 | 65.0% | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 81.0% | +24.6% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 44.0% | -47.6% |
| 1986 | 88.0% | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.6% | 44.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 70.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 75.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Saint Lucia?
- Immunization, pol3 in Saint Lucia was 87.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1985.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for immunization, pol3?
- Saint Lucia ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.