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.
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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 454 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 407,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 421,296 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 405,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 434,707 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 416,770 (2025)
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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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.