Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in East Timor
East Timor: Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in East Timor, 2002–2024
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 East Timor stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in East Timor peaked at 83.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2002.
That places East Timor 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.0% | — |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +44.7% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 83.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.0%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 83.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.0%, 92% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, Pol3 (% of one-year-old children) in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +44.7% | 38.0% | 55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 38.0% | 79.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 66.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in East Timor?
- Immunization, pol3 in East Timor was 83.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for immunization, pol3?
- East Timor ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.