Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in China
China: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2017
All-time low
97.0%
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in China, 2017–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in China is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
China ranks 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 99.0% | — |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 97.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 52 Armenia 97.0% compare
- 52 Bahrain 97.0% compare
- 52 Czechia 97.0% compare
- 52 Denmark 97.0% compare
- 52 Finland 97.0% compare
- 52 Germany 97.0% compare
- 52 Jordan 97.0% compare
- 52 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 52 Russia 97.0% compare
- 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 52 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 52 Sweden 97.0% compare
- 52 Switzerland 97.0% compare
- 52 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 52 United States 97.0% compare
- 52 Uruguay 97.0% compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 97.0% compare
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % 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 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % 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 China?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in China was 97.0% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2023.
- How does China rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- China ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.