Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Brazil
Brazil: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 91.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Brazil, 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 Brazil stood at 91.0%.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Brazil peaked at 97.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.4% | 83.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 73.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91.0% compare
- 110 Burkina Faso 91.0% compare
- 110 Netherlands 91.0% compare
- 110 Panama 91.0% compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 91.0% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 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 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Brazil?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Brazil was 91.0% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Brazil ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.