Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 59.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Afghanistan, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Afghanistan is 59.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Afghanistan peaked at 66.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 59.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 76.0%, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 59.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.8% | 61.0% | 66.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 187 Gabon 61.0% compare
- 189 Angola 58.0% compare
- 190 Papua New Guinea 52.0% compare
- 191 North Korea 50.0% compare
- 191 Sudan 50.0% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Afghanistan?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Afghanistan was 59.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Afghanistan ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.