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.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.0% | — |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +9.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 91.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 91.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.