Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark
Denmark: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark, 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 Denmark stood at 97.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 52 Armenia 97.0% compare
- 52 Bahrain 97.0% compare
- 52 China 97.0% compare
- 52 Czechia 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 Denmark
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 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 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Denmark 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 Denmark?
- 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 Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Denmark 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 Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark 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.