Immunization, Pol3 in World
World: Immunization, Pol3 was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, Pol3 in World, 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 World stood at 84.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, pol3 in World peaked at 86.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1980.
That places World 23rd out of 41 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.3% | — |
| 1981 | 19.4% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 38.8% | +100.6% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 55.7% | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 64.2% | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 70.3% | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 75.7% | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 72.3% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 70.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.0% | 18.3% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 70.7% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 72.8% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 83.2% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 81.2% | 84.2% | 5 |
More health data for World
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27,200 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 30,206 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 411,913 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1186 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, pol3 in World?
- Immunization, pol3 in World was 84.2% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, pol3 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, pol3 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1980.
- How does World rank for immunization, pol3?
- World ranks 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, pol3 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.