Immunization, Pol3 in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Immunization, Pol3 was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 88.8%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in Upper middle income peaked at 94.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1981.
That places Upper middle income 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, Pol3 in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.8% | — |
| 1981 | 19.2% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 58.3% | +203.0% |
| 1983 | 60.3% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 68.3% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 63.8% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 71.6% | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 83.9% | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 85.6% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 83.8% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 84.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 86.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 87.3% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.4% | 19.2% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 82.0% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 86.5% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.6% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 85.5% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in Upper middle income?
- Immunization, pol3 in Upper middle income was 88.8% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1981.
- How does Upper middle income rank for immunization, pol3?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.