Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage was 62.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Afghanistan, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 62.0% for inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Afghanistan peaked at 66.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Afghanistan 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 65.0% | — |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.0% | 0.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 56.0% | 64.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 186 Lao People's Democratic Republic 64.0% compare
- 187 Madagascar 63.0% compare
- 189 Gabon 61.0% compare
- 190 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 54.0% compare
- 191 Angola 47.0% compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Afghanistan?
- Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage in Afghanistan was 62.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (ipv1) immunization coverage?
- Afghanistan ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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