Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Algeria
Algeria: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Algeria, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 98.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 1,125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Algeria peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2015.
Algeria ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.0% | — |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +1075.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 98.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.2% | 8.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 89.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 33 Albania 98.0% compare
- 33 Andorra 98.0% compare
- 33 Bahamas 98.0% compare
- 33 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 33 Chile 98.0% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 98.0% compare
- 33 Croatia 98.0% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 98.0% compare
- 33 El Salvador 98.0% compare
- 33 Greece 98.0% compare
- 33 Iceland 98.0% compare
- 33 Japan 98.0% compare
- 33 Latvia 98.0% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 98.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 98.0% compare
- 33 Singapore 98.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 33 Spain 98.0% compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Algeria?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Algeria was 98.0% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Algeria ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.