Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Benin
Benin: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Benin, 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 Benin stood at 63.0%.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 162.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Benin peaked at 74.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2015.
That places Benin 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.6% | 24.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 63.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 182 Azerbaijan 63.0% compare
- 182 Guinea 63.0% compare
- 182 Laos 63.0% compare
- 182 Madagascar 63.0% compare
More health data for Benin
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 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 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Benin?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Benin was 63.0% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Benin ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.