Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Colombia
Colombia: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 88.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Colombia, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 88.0% for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Colombia peaked at 95.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 123rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.6% | 91.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 101 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 101 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 453,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 447,234 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 446,682 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 441,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 432,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Colombia?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Colombia was 88.0% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Colombia ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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.