Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Chile
Chile: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Chile, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 98.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Chile peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2017.
Chile ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.0% | — |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 98.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Chile's 98.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 33 Albania 98.0% compare
- 33 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 33 Andorra 98.0% compare
- 33 Bahamas 98.0% compare
- 33 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 98.0% compare
- 33 Croatia 98.0% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 98.0% compare
- 33 El Salvador 98.0% compare
- 33 Greece 98.0% compare
- 33 Iceland 98.0% compare
- 33 Japan 98.0% compare
- 33 Latvia 98.0% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 98.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 98.0% compare
- 33 Singapore 98.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 33 Spain 98.0% compare
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 Chile?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Chile was 98.0% 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 Chile?
- 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 Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- How does Chile rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Chile ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.