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

Bhutan: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
35.0%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bhutan, 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 43 %2016: 90 %2017: 35 %2018: 97 %2019: 96 %2020: 93 %2021: 98 %2022: 99 %2023: 96 %2024: 99 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bhutan 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 3.1% on the previous year and up 130.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2017.

That places Bhutan 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 72.2% 35.0% 97.0% 5
2020s 97.0% 93.0% 99.0% 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
  2. 1 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
  3. 1 Belgium 99.0% compare
  4. 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
  5. 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
  6. 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
  7. 1 Egypt 99.0% compare
  8. 1 France 99.0% compare
  9. 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
  10. 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
  11. 1 Iran 99.0% compare
  12. 1 Israel 99.0% compare
  13. 1 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
  14. 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
  15. 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
  16. 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
  17. 1 Niue 99.0% compare
  18. 1 Norway 99.0% compare
  19. 1 Oman 99.0% compare
  20. 1 Palau 99.0% compare
  21. 1 Poland 99.0% compare
  22. 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
  23. 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
  24. 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
  25. 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
  26. 1 Seychelles 99.0% compare
  27. 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
  28. 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
  29. 1 Tuvalu 99.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bhutan?
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Bhutan 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 Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2017.
How does Bhutan rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
Bhutan 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 Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan 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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