Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Syria
Syria: Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) was 75.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Syria, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Syria recorded 75.0% for immunization, pol3 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Syria peaked at 94.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1980.
That places Syria 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.0% | — |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +40.0% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +196.6% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | -51.2% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | +59.3% |
| 1990 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 75.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 75.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.0%, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +196.6% | 29.0% | 86.0% |
| 1989 | +59.3% | 59.0% | 94.0% |
| 1987 | -51.2% | 86.0% | 42.0% |
| 1988 | +40.5% | 42.0% | 59.0% |
| 1983 | +40.0% | 15.0% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.8% | 13.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 87.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 83.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 57.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 58.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Syria?
- Immunization, pol3 in Syria was 75.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for immunization, pol3?
- Syria ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.