Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2021
All-time low
37.0%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bangladesh, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 99.0% 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 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bangladesh peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2016.
Bangladesh ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 51.0% | — |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +102.7% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 99.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.4% | 37.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
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- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 1 Egypt 99.0% compare
- 1 France 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Israel 99.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Malta 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Norway 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palau 99.0% compare
- 1 Poland 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 99.0% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % 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 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % 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 Bangladesh?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bangladesh was 99.0% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.