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.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 93.0% | — |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 93.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 96% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 93.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.5%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 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.