Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Barbados

Barbados: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 94.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
91st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2016
All-time low
83.0%
in 2021
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Barbados, 2016–2024

0204060801002016202020242016: 99 %2017: 89 %2018: 95 %2019: 94 %2020: 86 %2021: 83 %2022: 87 %2023: 91 %2024: 94 %

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 Barbados is 94.0%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Barbados peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2021.

That places Barbados 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 94.2% 89.0% 99.0% 4
2020s 88.2% 83.0% 94.0% 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 91 Cape Verde 94.0% compare
  2. 91 Fiji 94.0% compare
  3. 91 Italy 94.0% compare
  4. 91 Jamaica 94.0% compare
  5. 91 Kiribati 94.0% compare
  6. 91 New Zealand 94.0% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Barbados?
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Barbados was 94.0% 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 Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
How does Barbados rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Barbados ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados 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

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 1,823 data points, 2015–2024
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