Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Australia
Australia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 93.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Australia stood at 93.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Australia peaked at 95.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2015.
Australia ranks 98th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 166,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 158,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Australia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Australia was 93.0% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Australia ranks 98th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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.